diff --git a/eigen3.spec b/eigen3.spec
index 2f16a38..1fec88f 100644
--- a/eigen3.spec
+++ b/eigen3.spec
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ excluded_tests="gmres_2|minres_1|bdcsvd_2"
 %endif
 
 make -C %{_target_platform} %{?_smp_mflags} buildtests
-make -C %{_target_platform} %{?_smp_mflags} test ARGS="-V -E "$excluded_tests"
+make -C %{_target_platform} %{?_smp_mflags} test ARGS="-V -E '$excluded_tests'"
 
 %files devel
 %doc COPYING.README COPYING.BSD COPYING.MPL2 COPYING.LGPL