diff --git a/app-misc/powerpanel/powerpanel-1.4.1.ebuild b/app-misc/powerpanel/powerpanel-1.4.1.ebuild
index 51d6384d37..975f31351d 100644
--- a/app-misc/powerpanel/powerpanel-1.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/powerpanel/powerpanel-1.4.1.ebuild
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 	newlib.so lib/libpaho-mqtt3cs.so.1.3.1 libpaho-mqtt3cs.so.1
 
-	newinitd ${FILESDIR}/pwrstatd pwrstatd
+	newinitd "${FILESDIR}/pwrstatd pwrstatd"
 	systemd_dounit script/pwrstatd.service
 	systemd_newunit script/default_pwrstatd pwrstatd