diff --git a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
index ee8421fe1..6c33c2569 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ macro(CheckHIDAPI)
       set(HAVE_SDL_JOYSTICK TRUE)
       file(GLOB HIDAPI_SOURCES ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/src/joystick/hidapi/*.c)
       set(SOURCE_FILES ${SOURCE_FILES} ${HIDAPI_SOURCES})
-      set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${LIBUSB_CFLAGS} -I${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/src/hidapi/hidapi")
+      set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${LIBUSB_CFLAGS} \"-I${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/src/hidapi/hidapi\"")
       if(NOT HIDAPI_SKIP_LIBUSB)
         if(HIDAPI_ONLY_LIBUSB)
           set(SOURCE_FILES ${SOURCE_FILES} ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/src/hidapi/libusb/hid.c)