diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/bundling.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/bundling.ts
index 5051fc9012ada..536ca1ea7646a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/bundling.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/bundling.ts
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ export class Bundling implements cdk.BundlingOptions {
 
     const esbuildCommand: string = [
       npx, 'esbuild',
-      '--bundle', pathJoin(inputDir, this.relativeEntryPath).replace(/(\s+)/g, '\\$1'),
+      '--bundle', `"${pathJoin(inputDir, this.relativeEntryPath)}"`,
       `--target=${this.props.target ?? toTarget(this.props.runtime)}`,
       '--platform=node',
-      `--outfile=${pathJoin(outputDir, 'index.js')}`,
+      `--outfile="${pathJoin(outputDir, 'index.js')}"`,
       ...this.props.minify ? ['--minify'] : [],
       ...this.props.sourceMap ? ['--sourcemap'] : [],
       ...this.externals.map(external => `--external:${external}`),
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
index 2f96c10ff78ed..382baafee54a0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test('esbuild bundling in Docker', () => {
       },
       command: [
         'bash', '-c',
-        'npx esbuild --bundle /asset-input/lib/handler.ts --target=node12 --platform=node --outfile=/asset-output/index.js --external:aws-sdk --loader:.png=dataurl',
+        'npx esbuild --bundle "/asset-input/lib/handler.ts" --target=node12 --platform=node --outfile="/asset-output/index.js" --external:aws-sdk --loader:.png=dataurl',
       ],
       workingDirectory: '/',
     }),
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test('esbuild bundling with handler named index.ts', () => {
     bundling: expect.objectContaining({
       command: [
         'bash', '-c',
-        'npx esbuild --bundle /asset-input/lib/index.ts --target=node12 --platform=node --outfile=/asset-output/index.js --external:aws-sdk',
+        'npx esbuild --bundle "/asset-input/lib/index.ts" --target=node12 --platform=node --outfile="/asset-output/index.js" --external:aws-sdk',
       ],
     }),
   });
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ test('esbuild bundling with tsx handler', () => {
     bundling: expect.objectContaining({
       command: [
         'bash', '-c',
-        'npx esbuild --bundle /asset-input/lib/handler.tsx --target=node12 --platform=node --outfile=/asset-output/index.js --external:aws-sdk',
+        'npx esbuild --bundle "/asset-input/lib/handler.tsx" --target=node12 --platform=node --outfile="/asset-output/index.js" --external:aws-sdk',
       ],
     }),
   });
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ test('esbuild bundling with externals and dependencies', () => {
       command: [
         'bash', '-c',
         [
-          'npx esbuild --bundle /asset-input/test/bundling.test.js --target=node12 --platform=node --outfile=/asset-output/index.js --external:abc --external:delay',
+          'npx esbuild --bundle "/asset-input/test/bundling.test.js" --target=node12 --platform=node --outfile="/asset-output/index.js" --external:abc --external:delay',
           `echo \'{\"dependencies\":{\"delay\":\"${delayVersion}\"}}\' > /asset-output/package.json`,
           'cp /asset-input/package-lock.json /asset-output/package-lock.json',
           'cd /asset-output',
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ test('esbuild bundling with esbuild options', () => {
       command: [
         'bash', '-c',
         [
-          'npx esbuild --bundle /asset-input/lib/handler.ts',
-          '--target=es2020 --platform=node --outfile=/asset-output/index.js',
+          'npx esbuild --bundle "/asset-input/lib/handler.ts"',
+          '--target=es2020 --platform=node --outfile="/asset-output/index.js"',
           '--minify --sourcemap --external:aws-sdk --loader:.png=dataurl',
           '--define:DEBUG=true --define:process.env.KEY="VALUE"',
           '--log-level=silent --keep-names --tsconfig=/asset-input/lib/custom-tsconfig.ts',
@@ -334,23 +334,3 @@ test('with command hooks', () => {
     }),
   });
 });
-
-test('escapes spaces in path', () => {
-  Bundling.bundle({
-    entry: '/project/lib/my cool lambda/handler.ts',
-    depsLockFilePath,
-    runtime: Runtime.NODEJS_12_X,
-    forceDockerBundling: true,
-  });
-
-  // Correctly bundles with esbuild
-  expect(Code.fromAsset).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.dirname(depsLockFilePath), {
-    assetHashType: AssetHashType.OUTPUT,
-    bundling: expect.objectContaining({
-      command: [
-        'bash', '-c',
-        expect.stringContaining('lib/my\\ cool\\ lambda/handler.ts'),
-      ],
-    }),
-  });
-});