diff --git a/meteor b/meteor
index 70956fb22d..3f9ee0af69 100755
--- a/meteor
+++ b/meteor
@@ -146,5 +146,5 @@ fi
 exec "$DEV_BUNDLE/bin/node" \
      --max-old-space-size=4096 \
      --no-wasm-code-gc \
-     ${TOOL_NODE_FLAGS} \
+     "${TOOL_NODE_FLAGS}" \
      "$METEOR" "$@"