diff --git a/bin/omni b/bin/omni
index 318c81a..dee5d9b 100755
--- a/bin/omni
+++ b/bin/omni
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ function merge_gate {
 		cd "$illumos_clone"
 		$git checkout -b "$_branch" || exit 1
 		check_repo "$illumos_clone" "$_branch"
-		$git merge $commit
+		$git merge "$commit"
 	) || exit 1
 }