diff --git a/src/install/repository.zig b/src/install/repository.zig
index e38fe3540f..8cd8aa79ed 100644
--- a/src/install/repository.zig
+++ b/src/install/repository.zig
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ pub const Repository = extern struct {
             _ = exec(allocator, env, &[_]string{
                 "git",
                 "clone",
-                "-c core.longpaths=true",
+                "-c",
+                "core.longpaths=true",
                 "--quiet",
                 "--bare",
                 url,
@@ -607,7 +608,8 @@ pub const Repository = extern struct {
             _ = exec(allocator, env, &[_]string{
                 "git",
                 "clone",
-                "-c core.longpaths=true",
+                "-c",
+                "core.longpaths=true",
                 "--quiet",
                 "--no-checkout",
                 try bun.getFdPath(.fromStdDir(repo_dir), &final_path_buf),