diff --git a/tests/functional/flakes/build-paths.sh b/tests/functional/flakes/build-paths.sh
index a336471f0..f8486528b 100755
--- a/tests/functional/flakes/build-paths.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/flakes/build-paths.sh
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ source ./common.sh
 flake1Dir=$TEST_ROOT/flake1
 flake2Dir=$TEST_ROOT/flake2
 
-mkdir -p $flake1Dir $flake2Dir
+mkdir -p "$flake1Dir" "$flake2Dir"
 
-writeSimpleFlake $flake2Dir
-tar cfz $TEST_ROOT/flake.tar.gz -C $TEST_ROOT flake2
-hash=$(nix hash path $flake2Dir)
+writeSimpleFlake "$flake2Dir"
+tar cfz "$TEST_ROOT"/flake.tar.gz -C "$TEST_ROOT" flake2
+hash=$(nix hash path "$flake2Dir")
 
 dep=$(nix store add-path ./common.sh)
 
-cat > $flake1Dir/flake.nix <<EOF
+cat > "$flake1Dir"/flake.nix <<EOF
 {
   inputs.flake2.url = "file://$TEST_ROOT/flake.tar.gz";
 
@@ -79,43 +79,43 @@ cat > $flake1Dir/flake.nix <<EOF
 }
 EOF
 
-cp ../simple.nix ../simple.builder.sh ../config.nix $flake1Dir/
+cp ../simple.nix ../simple.builder.sh ../config.nix "$flake1Dir/"
 
-echo bar > $flake1Dir/foo
+echo bar > "$flake1Dir/foo"
 
-nix build --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a1
+nix build --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a1"
 [[ -e $TEST_ROOT/result/simple.nix ]]
 
-nix build --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a2
-[[ $(cat $TEST_ROOT/result) = bar ]]
+nix build --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a2"
+[[ $(cat "$TEST_ROOT/result") = bar ]]
 
-nix build --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a3
+nix build --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a3"
 
-nix build --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a4
+nix build --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a4"
 
-nix build --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a6
+nix build --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a6"
 [[ -e $TEST_ROOT/result/simple.nix ]]
 
-nix build --impure --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a8
-diff common.sh $TEST_ROOT/result
+nix build --impure --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a8"
+diff common.sh "$TEST_ROOT/result"
 
-expectStderr 1 nix build --impure --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a9 \
+expectStderr 1 nix build --impure --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a9" \
   | grepQuiet "has 0 entries in its context. It should only have exactly one entry"
 
-nix build --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a10
-[[ $(readlink -e $TEST_ROOT/result) = *simple.drv ]]
+nix build --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir"#a10
+[[ $(readlink -e "$TEST_ROOT/result") = *simple.drv ]]
 
-expectStderr 1 nix build --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a11 \
+expectStderr 1 nix build --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a11" \
   | grepQuiet "has a context which refers to a complete source and binary closure"
 
-nix build --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a12
+nix build --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a12"
 [[ -e $TEST_ROOT/result/hello ]]
 
-expectStderr 1 nix build --impure --json --out-link $TEST_ROOT/result $flake1Dir#a13 \
+expectStderr 1 nix build --impure --json --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$flake1Dir#a13" \
   | grepQuiet "has 2 entries in its context. It should only have exactly one entry"
 
 # Test accessing output in installables with `.` (foobarbaz.<output>)
-nix build --json --no-link $flake1Dir#a14.foo | jq --exit-status '
+nix build --json --no-link "$flake1Dir"#a14.foo | jq --exit-status '
   (.[0] |
     (.drvPath | match(".*dot-installable.drv")) and
     (.outputs | keys == ["foo"]))