diff --git a/bin/kibana.bat b/bin/kibana.bat
index 55f0bc78ac726..2c39d080bf0ad 100644
--- a/bin/kibana.bat
+++ b/bin/kibana.bat
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
 
 If Not Exist "%NODE%" (
   IF Exist "%SYS_NODE%" (
-    set NODE=%SYS_NODE%
+    set "NODE=%SYS_NODE%"
   ) else (
     Echo unable to find usable node.js executable.
     Exit /B 1