diff --git a/browser/installer/Makefile.in b/browser/installer/Makefile.in
index e3bc79992f27..9351af1ec5cc 100644
--- a/browser/installer/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/installer/Makefile.in
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ RESPATH = $(_APPNAME)/Contents/Resources
 else
 RESPATH = $(BINPATH)
 endif
-DEFINES += -DRESPATH="$(RESPATH)"
+DEFINES += -DRESPATH='$(RESPATH)'
 
 LPROJ_ROOT = $(firstword $(subst -, ,$(AB_CD)))
 ifeq (cocoa,$(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT))
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ FINDPATH=bin
 endif
 
 package-compare::
-	cd $(DIST); find $(PKGCOMP_FIND_OPTS) $(FINDPATH) -type f | sort > bin-list.txt
+	cd $(DIST); find $(PKGCOMP_FIND_OPTS) '$(FINDPATH)' -type f | sort > bin-list.txt
 	$(call py_action,preprocessor,$(DEFINES) $(ACDEFINES) $(MOZ_PKG_MANIFEST)) | grep '^$(BINPATH)' | sed -e 's/^\///' | sort > $(DIST)/pack-list.txt
 	-diff -u $(DIST)/pack-list.txt $(DIST)/bin-list.txt
 	rm -f $(DIST)/pack-list.txt $(DIST)/bin-list.txt