diff --git a/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt b/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
index 1067f8ec..a02a35f4 100644
--- a/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -252,19 +252,19 @@ endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
 	# Disable exceptions
-	string(REGEX REPLACE "/EH[a-z]+" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})
+	string(REGEX REPLACE "/EH[a-z]+" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /EHsc")
 
 	# Disable RTTI
-	string(REGEX REPLACE "/GR" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})
+	string(REGEX REPLACE "/GR" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /GR-")
 else()
 	# Disable exceptions
-	string(REGEX REPLACE "-fexceptions" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})
+	string(REGEX REPLACE "-fexceptions" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-exceptions")
 
 	# Disable RTTI
-	string(REGEX REPLACE "-frtti" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})
+	string(REGEX REPLACE "-frtti" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-rtti")
 endif()