diff --git a/scripts/buildKernel.sh b/scripts/buildKernel.sh
index 68529f1..dcf205b 100755
--- a/scripts/buildKernel.sh
+++ b/scripts/buildKernel.sh
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ cd linux-$KVER
 make clean
 make mrproper
 #Apply the usb and mmc patches if unapplied
-[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in $RESOURCES/patches-tested/kernel/5.x-dwc2/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
-[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in $RESOURCES/patches-tested/DTS/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
-[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in $RESOURCES/patches-tested/kernel/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
+[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in "$RESOURCES"/patches-tested/kernel/5.x-dwc2/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
+[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in "$RESOURCES"/patches-tested/DTS/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
+[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in "$RESOURCES"/patches-tested/kernel/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
 
 #copy in the initramfs and kernel config
 cp $ROOT_DIR/build/PrawnOS-initramfs.cpio.gz .
diff --git a/scripts/crossmenuconfig.sh b/scripts/crossmenuconfig.sh
index 087d91f..33eb62d 100755
--- a/scripts/crossmenuconfig.sh
+++ b/scripts/crossmenuconfig.sh
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ cd linux-$KVER
 make clean
 make mrproper
 #Apply the usb and mmc patches if unapplied
-[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in $RESOURCES/patches-tested/kernel/5.x-dwc2/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
-[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in $RESOURCES/patches-tested/DTS/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
-[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in $RESOURCES/patches-tested/kernel/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
+[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in "$RESOURCES"/patches-tested/kernel/5.x-dwc2/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
+[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in "$RESOURCES"/patches-tested/DTS/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
+[ "$FRESH" = true ] && for i in "$RESOURCES"/patches-tested/kernel/*.patch; do echo $i; patch -p1 < $i; done
 
 cp $RESOURCES/config .config
 make menuconfig ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-eabi- .config
diff --git a/scripts/patchKernel.sh b/scripts/patchKernel.sh
index eb21684..1ce09ce 100755
--- a/scripts/patchKernel.sh
+++ b/scripts/patchKernel.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ cd build
 cd linux-$KVER
 make clean
 make mrproper
-#Apply the usb and mmc patches if unapplie
-for i in $RESOURCES/patches-tested/DTS/*.patch; do patch -p1 < $i; done
-for i in $RESOURCES/patches-tested/kernel/*.patch; do patch -p1 < $i; done
+#Apply the usb and mmc patches if unapplied
+for i in "$RESOURCES"/patches-tested/DTS/*.patch; do patch -p1 < $i; done
+for i in "$RESOURCES"/patches-tested/kernel/*.patch; do patch -p1 < $i; done
 
 cd $ROOT_DIR