diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/utilities/install-package.ts b/packages/angular/cli/utilities/install-package.ts
index ea1776c3e07a..b340a5e83d70 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/utilities/install-package.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/utilities/install-package.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export async function runTempPackageBin(
     throw new Error(`Cannot locate bin for temporary package: ${packageNameNoVersion}.`);
   }
 
-  const argv = [binPath, ...args];
+  const argv = [`'${binPath}'`, ...args];
 
   const { status, error } = spawnSync('node', argv, {
     stdio: 'inherit',