diff --git a/share/ruby-install/functions.sh b/share/ruby-install/functions.sh
index 7fad2a55..0c2bc04e 100644
--- a/share/ruby-install/functions.sh
+++ b/share/ruby-install/functions.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ function load_dependencies_from()
 {
 	local file="$1"
 
-	ruby_dependencies=($(fetch "$ruby/$file" "$package_manager" || return $?))
+	ruby_dependencies=()
+	while IFS='' read -r line; do
+		ruby_dependencies+=("$line");
+	done < <(fetch "$ruby/$file" "$package_manager" || return $?)
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/share/ruby-install/package_manager.sh b/share/ruby-install/package_manager.sh
index 1b177139..9da11eed 100644
--- a/share/ruby-install/package_manager.sh
+++ b/share/ruby-install/package_manager.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ function install_packages()
 			run $brew_sudo brew upgrade "$@" || return $?
 			;;
 		pacman)
-			local missing_pkgs=($(pacman -T "$@"))
+			local missing_pkgs=()
+			while IFS='' read -r line; do
+				missing_pkgs+=("$line");
+			done < <(pacman -T "$@")
 
 			if (( ${#missing_pkgs[@]} > 0 )); then
 				run $sudo pacman -S "${missing_pkgs[@]}" || return $?