diff --git a/update/src/OfflineSymbolResolverAddr2Line.cpp b/update/src/OfflineSymbolResolverAddr2Line.cpp
index 9a1ed2b5..4cd6ca02 100644
--- a/update/src/OfflineSymbolResolverAddr2Line.cpp
+++ b/update/src/OfflineSymbolResolverAddr2Line.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ public:
                 return;
             }
 
-            m_addr2LinePath = addr2lineToolPath;
-            std::cout << "Using user-specified symbol resolution tool: '" << m_addr2LinePath.c_str() << "'" << std::endl;
+            // A user-provided path may contain spaces or other shell-special characters.
+            escapeShellParam( addr2lineToolPath, m_addr2LinePath );
+            std::cout << "Using user-specified symbol resolution tool: '" << addr2lineToolPath.c_str() << "'" << std::endl;
             return;
         }