diff --git a/src/calibre/linux.py b/src/calibre/linux.py
index 84ebd1db7d..7b11c9cade 100644
--- a/src/calibre/linux.py
+++ b/src/calibre/linux.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class ZshCompleter(object):  # {{{
         if not self.dest:
             return
         exts = sorted(set(exts))
-        extra = (''''*:filename:_files -g '(#i)*.(%s)' ''' % '|'.join(exts),)
+        extra = ('''"*:filename:_files -g '(#i)*.(%s)" ''' % '|'.join(exts),)
         opts = '\\\n  '.join(tuple(self.get_options(
             op(), cover_opts=cover_opts, opf_opts=opf_opts, file_map=file_map)) + extra)
         txt = '_arguments -s \\\n  ' + opts