diff --git a/lime/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx b/lime/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
index a1db58d4f..74ca83457 100644
--- a/lime/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
+++ b/lime/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class IOSPlatform extends PlatformTarget {
 		
 		if (haxelibPath != null) {
 			
-			context.HAXELIB_PATH = 'export HAXELIB_PATH=$haxelibPath;';
+			context.HAXELIB_PATH = 'export HAXELIB_PATH="$haxelibPath";';
 			
 		} else {