diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zprofile b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
index 14ae02c7a..01f31dc9f 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/.zprofile
+++ b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ for NEW_PATH in \
     "$(gem environment gempath)" \
     "$(find -L ~/.local/bin -type d -printf %p: | sed 's/.$//')"
 do
-    case ":$PATH:" in
-    *":$NEW_PATH:"*) ;;
-    *) export PATH="$NEW_PATH:$PATH" ;;
+    case ":${PATH}:" in
+    *":${NEW_PATH}:"*) ;;
+    *) export PATH="${NEW_PATH}:${PATH}" ;;
     esac
 done