diff --git a/bin/doom b/bin/doom
index c53a3b50f..07122f011 100755
--- a/bin/doom
+++ b/bin/doom
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 :; export __DOOMGEOM="${__DOOMGEOM:-`tput cols 2>/dev/null`x`tput lines 2>/dev/null`}"
 :; export __DOOMGPIPE=${__DOOMGPIPE:-$__DOOMPIPE}
 :; export __DOOMPIPE=; [ -t 0 ] || __DOOMPIPE="${__DOOMPIPE}0"; [ -t 1 ] || __DOOMPIPE="${__DOOMPIPE}1"
-:; $emacs --eval "(setq warning-inhibit-types '((files missing-lexbind-cookie)))" --load "$0" -- "$@" || exit=$?
-:; [ "${exit:-0}" -eq 254 ] && { export TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-${TMP:-${TEMP:-`$emacs -Q --eval '(princ temporary-file-directory)' 2>/dev/null`}}}"; sh "${TMPDIR}/doom.${__DOOMPID}.${__DOOMSTEP}.sh" "$0" "$@" && true; exit="$?"; }
+:; eval "$emacs --eval \"(setq warning-inhibit-types '((files missing-lexbind-cookie)))\" --load" "$0" -- "$@" || exit=$?
+:; [ "${exit:-0}" -eq 254 ] && { export TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-${TMP:-${TEMP:-`eval "$emacs -Q --eval '(princ temporary-file-directory)'" 2>/dev/null`}}}"; sh "${TMPDIR}/doom.${__DOOMPID}.${__DOOMSTEP}.sh" "$0" "$@" && true; exit="$?"; }
 :; exit $exit
 
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