1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/TOOLS/umpv b/TOOLS/umpv
index bffcfe0c48..1eece5d30b 100755
--- a/TOOLS/umpv
+++ b/TOOLS/umpv
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import socket
 import errno
 import subprocess
 import string
+import shlex
 
 files = sys.argv[1:]
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ if sock:
 else:
     # Let mpv recreate socket if it doesn't already exist.
 
-    opts = (os.getenv("MPV") or "mpv").split()
+    opts = shlex.split(os.getenv("MPV") or "mpv")
     opts.extend(["--no-terminal", "--force-window", "--input-ipc-server=" + SOCK,
                  "--"])
     opts.extend(files)