diff --git a/chromium/trunk/chromium.default b/chromium/trunk/chromium.default
index 2632024..97bf759 100644
--- a/chromium/trunk/chromium.default
+++ b/chromium/trunk/chromium.default
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Default settings for chromium. This file is sourced by /usr/bin/chromium
 
 # Options to pass to chromium
-CHROMIUM_FLAGS=""
+CHROMIUM_FLAGS=("")
diff --git a/chromium/trunk/chromium.sh b/chromium/trunk/chromium.sh
index ba8a7e6..03b9144 100755
--- a/chromium/trunk/chromium.sh
+++ b/chromium/trunk/chromium.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ fi
 
 # Prefer user defined CHROMIUM_USER_FLAGS (from env) over system
 # default CHROMIUM_FLAGS (from /etc/chromium/default)
-CHROMIUM_FLAGS=${CHROMIUM_USER_FLAGS:-$CHROMIUM_FLAGS}
+CHROMIUM_FLAGS=(${CHROMIUM_USER_FLAGS:-"${CHROMIUM_FLAGS[@]}"})
 
 export CHROME_WRAPPER=$(readlink -f "$0")
 export CHROME_DESKTOP=chromium.desktop
 
-exec /usr/lib/chromium/chromium $CHROMIUM_FLAGS "$@"
+exec /usr/lib/chromium/chromium "${CHROMIUM_FLAGS[@]}" "$@"