diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5511d55fe..cc6208516 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           echo '#define IMGUI_IMPLEMENTATION'                    >> example_single_file.cpp
           echo '#include "misc/single_file/imgui_single_file.h"' >> example_single_file.cpp
           g++ -I. -Wall -Wformat -shared -o libimgui.dll -Wl,--out-implib,libimgui.a example_single_file.cpp -limm32
-          g++ -I. -Wall -Wformat -DIMGUI_API=__declspec(dllimport) -DIMGUI_IMPL_API= -o example_null.exe examples/example_null/main.cpp -L. -limgui
+          g++ -I. -Wall -Wformat -DIMGUI_API='__declspec(dllimport)' -DIMGUI_IMPL_API= -o example_null.exe examples/example_null/main.cpp -L. -limgui
           rm -f example_null.exe libimgui.* example_single_file.*
 
       - name: Build example_null (extra warnings, msvc 64-bit)