diff --git a/msvc/util/ecl-cc.bat b/msvc/util/ecl-cc.bat
index 9ec5cb182..6ab3e4fea 100644
--- a/msvc/util/ecl-cc.bat
+++ b/msvc/util/ecl-cc.bat
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ IF NOT "%1" == "" (
 	goto LOOP
 )
 
-IF %CMDTYPE% == --compile (
+IF "%CMDTYPE%" == "--compile" (
 	cl @ECL_CFLAGS@ -I@includedir@ %CMDARGS%
 	GOTO END
-) ELSE IF %CMDTYPE% == --link (
+) ELSE IF "%CMDTYPE%" == "--link" (
 	cl %CMDARGS% @LDFLAGS@ @libdir@/ecl.lib
 	GOTO END
 )
diff --git a/msvc/util/ecl-config.bat b/msvc/util/ecl-config.bat
index ac681c64a..44d53e876 100644
--- a/msvc/util/ecl-config.bat
+++ b/msvc/util/ecl-config.bat
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 REM Script converted from ecl-config
 REM (Michael Goffioul)
 
-IF %1 == --cflags (
+IF "%1" == "--cflags" (
 	ECHO @ECL_CFLAGS@ -I@includedir@
 	GOTO END
-) ELSE IF %1 == --libs (
+) ELSE IF "%1" == "--libs" (
 	ECHO @LDFLAGS@ /link /LIBPATH:@libdir@ ecl.lib @CLIBS@
 	GOTO END
 )