diff --git a/stepmania/stepmania.nsi b/stepmania/stepmania.nsi
index 4aafb507d2..1f528ed559 100644
--- a/stepmania/stepmania.nsi
+++ b/stepmania/stepmania.nsi
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@
 	;!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "Kurdish"
 
 	; generate, then include installer strings
-	!system "Program\${PRODUCT_FAMILY}.exe --ExportNsisStrings"
+	!delfile "nsis_strings_temp.inc"
+	!system '"Program\${PRODUCT_FAMILY}.exe" --ExportNsisStrings'
 	!include "nsis_strings_temp.inc"
 
 ;--------------------------------