diff --git a/.config/zsh/zshrc.d/40-functions.zsh b/.config/zsh/zshrc.d/40-functions.zsh
index 5d0d2d4..e5bc156 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/zshrc.d/40-functions.zsh
+++ b/.config/zsh/zshrc.d/40-functions.zsh
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ diffcmds() {
 
 	cmdline=("$cmd")
 	for arg in "${@:$((i+1))}"; do
-		cmdline+=("=(" "${(@)${@:1:$((i-1))}//\%\%/$arg}" ")")
+		cmdline+=("=(" "${(q@)${@:1:$((i-1))}//\%\%/$arg}" ")")
 	done
 	eval "$cmdline[@]"
 }