diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/scala/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/scala/default.nix
index f4a5a7bade05..bd81e4c055d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/scala/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/scala/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out
-    rm bin/*.bat
+    rm "bin/"*.bat
     mv * $out
 
     for p in $(ls $out/bin/) ; do