diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 5b720723..c8d427de 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 const webpackConfig = require('./build/webpack.config');
 const pkg = require('./package.json');
+const hookRcedit = require('./build/util/hook-rcedit');
+
+hookRcedit.setup();
 
 module.exports = function(grunt) {
     require('time-grunt')(grunt);
diff --git a/build/util/hook-rcedit.js b/build/util/hook-rcedit.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..035ae44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/util/hook-rcedit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const childProcess = require('child_process');
+
+// remove this once wine can be run on macOS
+
+const childProcessSpawn = childProcess.spawn;
+
+function hookedSpawn(command, options) {
+    if (command === 'wine') {
+        options = options.map(option => {
+            if (option.includes(' ')) {
+                option = `"${option.replace('"', '\\"')}"`;
+            }
+            return option;
+        });
+    }
+    return childProcessSpawn.call(childProcess, command, options);
+}
+
+module.exports.setup = function() {
+    childProcess.spawn = hookedSpawn;
+};