diff --git a/oh-my-zsh.sh b/oh-my-zsh.sh
index c7d26c64f..5ba9deff4 100644
--- a/oh-my-zsh.sh
+++ b/oh-my-zsh.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Compile zcompdump if necessary
-if [ ~/.zcompdump -nt ~/.zcompdump.zwc ]; then
+if [ "~/.zcompdump" -nt "~/.zcompdump.zwc" ]; then
   zcompile ~/.zcompdump
 fi