diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__rvm_ruby/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__rvm_ruby/manifest
index 6d5f4977..db8fd830 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__rvm_ruby/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__rvm_ruby/manifest
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 
 # Required packages for building ruby
 for package in bzip2 gcc make; do
-    __package --state present
+    __package "$package" --state present
 done