diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index 061a0c852..35831faa3 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 # use configuration files like config-default.conf to set the build configuration
 # check Armbian documentation for more info
 
-SRC=$(dirname $(realpath ${BASH_SOURCE}))
+SRC="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE}")")"
 # fallback for Trusty
-[[ -z $SRC ]] && SRC=$(pwd)
+[[ -z "${SRC}" ]] && SRC="$(pwd)"
 
 # check for whitespace in $SRC and exit for safety reasons
-grep -q "[[:space:]]" <<<"${SRC}" && (echo "The path \"${SRC}\" contains whitespace. Not supported" >&2 ; exit 1)
+grep -q "[[:space:]]" <<<"${SRC}" && { echo "\"${SRC}\" contains whitespace. Not supported. Aborting." >&2 ; exit 1 ; }
 
 cd $SRC