diff --git a/Meta/lint-ci.sh b/Meta/lint-ci.sh
index 964029b4a8..d3ba23de2e 100755
--- a/Meta/lint-ci.sh
+++ b/Meta/lint-ci.sh
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ fi
 echo "(Not running lint-missing-resources.sh due to high false-positive rate.)"
 echo "(Also look out for check-symbols.sh, which can only be executed after the build!)"
 
-exit ${FAILURES}
+exit "${FAILURES}"