diff --git a/maven-wrapper-distribution/src/resources/only-mvnw.cmd b/maven-wrapper-distribution/src/resources/only-mvnw.cmd
index d3e39f4..5ed4ad2 100644
--- a/maven-wrapper-distribution/src/resources/only-mvnw.cmd
+++ b/maven-wrapper-distribution/src/resources/only-mvnw.cmd
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 @SET __MVNW_ARG0_NAME__=
 @SET MVNW_USERNAME=
 @SET MVNW_PASSWORD=
-@IF NOT "%__MVNW_CMD__%"=="" (%__MVNW_CMD__% %*)
+@IF NOT "%__MVNW_CMD__%"=="" ("%__MVNW_CMD__%" %*)
 @echo Cannot start maven from wrapper >&2 && exit /b 1
 @GOTO :EOF
 : end batch / begin powershell #>