diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_complete_cd.fish b/share/functions/__fish_complete_cd.fish
index 4d3ee7c99..784074254 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_complete_cd.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_complete_cd.fish
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function __fish_complete_cd -d "Completions for the cd command"
 			builtin cd $wd
 			eval builtin cd $i
 
-			eval printf '"%s\tDirectory in "'$i'"\n"' (commandline -ct)\*/
+			eval printf '"%s\tDirectory in "'$i'"\n"' '(commandline -ct)'\*/
 		end
 	end