diff --git a/config/main.vim b/config/main.vim
index c99497ef5..b111f6464 100644
--- a/config/main.vim
+++ b/config/main.vim
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ else
     return resolve(a:path)
   endfunction
 endif
-let g:_spacevim_root_dir = fnamemodify(s:resolve(fnamemodify(expand('<sfile>'),
+let g:_spacevim_root_dir = escape(fnamemodify(s:resolve(fnamemodify(expand('<sfile>'),
       \ ':p:h:h:gs?\\?'.((has('win16') || has('win32')
-      \ || has('win64'))?'\':'/') . '?')), ':p:gs?[\\/]?/?')
+      \ || has('win64'))?'\':'/') . '?')), ':p:gs?[\\/]?/?'), ' ')
 lockvar g:_spacevim_root_dir
 if has('nvim')
   let s:qtdir = split(&rtp, ',')[-1]