diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0985de3b4..56b60c8c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ check_strip_nb:
 .PHONY: strip_nb
 
 pylint:
-	+poetry run env bash script/make_utils/serialize_targets.sh $(MAKE) \
+	+poetry run env bash script/make_utils/serialize_targets.sh "$(MAKE)" \
 	pylint_src pylint_tests pylint_benchmarks
 .PHONY: pylint
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ mypy_benchmark:
 # the parent make execution. We serialize calls to these targets as they may overwrite each others
 # cache which can cause issues.
 mypy_ci:
-	+poetry run env bash script/make_utils/serialize_targets.sh $(MAKE) \
+	+poetry run env bash script/make_utils/serialize_targets.sh "$(MAKE)" \
 	mypy mypy_test mypy_benchmark
 .PHONY: mypy_ci