diff --git a/debian/lenny/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff b/debian/lenny/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
index 00cc8ca37..a45290729 100644
--- a/debian/lenny/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
+++ b/debian/lenny/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 --- starttde
 +++ starttde
-@@ -228,17 +228,17 @@
-   . $tdehome/share/config/startupconfig
+@@ -288,17 +288,17 @@
+   . "$tdehome/share/config/startupconfig"
  fi
  
 -# Make sure a default wallpaper is set.
--if [ ! -e $tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc ]; then
+-if [ ! -e "$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" ]; then
 - # With Trinity this file should exist, but test first.
 -  if [ -r /usr/share/wallpapers/isadora.png.desktop ]; then
--cat >$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc <<EOF
+-cat >"$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" <<EOF
 -[Desktop0]
 -Wallpaper=isadora.png
 -WallpaperMode=Scaled
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 -  fi
 -fi
 +## Make sure a default wallpaper is set.
-+#if [ ! -e $tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc ]; then
++#if [ ! -e "$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" ]; then
 +# # With Trinity this file should exist, but test first.
 +#  if [ -r /usr/share/wallpapers/isadora.png.desktop ]; then
-+#cat >$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc <<EOF
++#cat >"$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" <<EOF
 +#[Desktop0]
 +#Wallpaper=isadora.png
 +#WallpaperMode=Scaled
diff --git a/debian/squeeze/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff b/debian/squeeze/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
index 00cc8ca37..a45290729 100644
--- a/debian/squeeze/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
+++ b/debian/squeeze/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 --- starttde
 +++ starttde
-@@ -228,17 +228,17 @@
-   . $tdehome/share/config/startupconfig
+@@ -288,17 +288,17 @@
+   . "$tdehome/share/config/startupconfig"
  fi
  
 -# Make sure a default wallpaper is set.
--if [ ! -e $tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc ]; then
+-if [ ! -e "$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" ]; then
 - # With Trinity this file should exist, but test first.
 -  if [ -r /usr/share/wallpapers/isadora.png.desktop ]; then
--cat >$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc <<EOF
+-cat >"$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" <<EOF
 -[Desktop0]
 -Wallpaper=isadora.png
 -WallpaperMode=Scaled
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 -  fi
 -fi
 +## Make sure a default wallpaper is set.
-+#if [ ! -e $tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc ]; then
++#if [ ! -e "$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" ]; then
 +# # With Trinity this file should exist, but test first.
 +#  if [ -r /usr/share/wallpapers/isadora.png.desktop ]; then
-+#cat >$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc <<EOF
++#cat >"$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" <<EOF
 +#[Desktop0]
 +#Wallpaper=isadora.png
 +#WallpaperMode=Scaled
diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff b/ubuntu/maverick/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
index 00cc8ca37..a45290729 100644
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/tdebase/debian/patches/disable_starttde_wallpaper.diff
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 --- starttde
 +++ starttde
-@@ -228,17 +228,17 @@
-   . $tdehome/share/config/startupconfig
+@@ -288,17 +288,17 @@
+   . "$tdehome/share/config/startupconfig"
  fi
  
 -# Make sure a default wallpaper is set.
--if [ ! -e $tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc ]; then
+-if [ ! -e "$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" ]; then
 - # With Trinity this file should exist, but test first.
 -  if [ -r /usr/share/wallpapers/isadora.png.desktop ]; then
--cat >$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc <<EOF
+-cat >"$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" <<EOF
 -[Desktop0]
 -Wallpaper=isadora.png
 -WallpaperMode=Scaled
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 -  fi
 -fi
 +## Make sure a default wallpaper is set.
-+#if [ ! -e $tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc ]; then
++#if [ ! -e "$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" ]; then
 +# # With Trinity this file should exist, but test first.
 +#  if [ -r /usr/share/wallpapers/isadora.png.desktop ]; then
-+#cat >$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc <<EOF
++#cat >"$tdehome/share/config/kdesktoprc" <<EOF
 +#[Desktop0]
 +#Wallpaper=isadora.png
 +#WallpaperMode=Scaled