diff --git a/tests/fingerprint/fingerprints b/tests/fingerprint/fingerprints
index 7d43ee55841..e43e6fd8d16 100755
--- a/tests/fingerprint/fingerprints
+++ b/tests/fingerprint/fingerprints
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class FingerprintTestCase(SimulationTestCase):
             _iif(self.simtimelimit != "", " --sim-time-limit=" + self.simtimelimit, "") + \
             " --fingerprint=" + self.fingerprint + " --cpu-time-limit=" + cpuTimeLimit + \
             " --vector-recording=false --scalar-recording=true" + \
-            " '--output-scalar-file=" + os.path.abspath(".") + "/results/" + self.csvFile + "_" + wdname + "_${inifile}_${configname}-${runnumber}.sca'" + \
+            " \"--output-scalar-file=" + os.path.abspath(".") + "/results/" + self.csvFile + "_" + wdname + "_${inifile}_${configname}-${runnumber}.sca\"" + \
             extraOppRunArgs;
 
         anyFingerpintBad = False;