diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 833fadb4..95a04d18 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ initialise_mesh() {
     echo '[Install]' >> $MESH_SETUP_DAEMON
     echo 'WantedBy=multi-user.target' >> $MESH_SETUP_DAEMON
 
-    chroot $rootdir systemctl enable $MESH_SERVICE
+    chroot "$rootdir" systemctl enable $MESH_SERVICE
 }
 
 # Set to true/false to control if eatmydata is used during build