diff --git a/src/cmake_generator.cpp b/src/cmake_generator.cpp
index 881d0cb..7e01d98 100644
--- a/src/cmake_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/cmake_generator.cpp
@@ -162,10 +162,11 @@ struct Command {
             return "\"\"";
         }
         // Don't quote arguments that don't need quoting
-        if (str.find(' ') == std::string::npos && str.find('\"') == std::string::npos && str.find('/') == std::string::npos &&
-            str.find(';') == std::string::npos) {
+        // https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-language.7.html#unquoted-argument
+        // NOTE: Normally '/' does not require quoting according to the documentation but this has been the case here
+        //       previously, so for backwards compatibility its still here.
+        if (str.find_first_of("()#\"\\'> |/") == str.npos)
             return str;
-        }
         std::string result;
         result += "\"";
         for (char ch : str) {
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b46624..bc48fde 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ add_test(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY
 		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/basic"
 	COMMAND
-		$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
 		build
 )
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ add_test(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY
 		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/interface"
 	COMMAND
-		$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
 		build
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ add_test(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY
 		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/fetch-content"
 	COMMAND
-		$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
 		build
 )
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ add_test(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY
 		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/conditions"
 	COMMAND
-		$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
 		build
 )
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ add_test(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY
 		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/vcpkg"
 	COMMAND
-		$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
 		build
 )
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ add_test(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY
 		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cxx-standard"
 	COMMAND
-		$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
 		build
 )
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ add_test(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY
 		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/globbing"
 	COMMAND
-		$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
 		build
 )
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ add_test(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY
 		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/templates"
 	COMMAND
-		$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
 		build
 )