diff --git a/tests/lint.sh b/tests/lint.sh
index ac7d2e4e0..69ec00b30 100755
--- a/tests/lint.sh
+++ b/tests/lint.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ done
 
 echo Running PHP lint scans...
 
-OUTPUT=`find ./src/pocketmine -name "*.php" -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 -P4 $PHP_BINARY -l`
+OUTPUT=`find ./src/pocketmine -name "*.php" -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 -P4 "$PHP_BINARY" -l`
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	echo $OUTPUT | grep -v "No syntax errors"