diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index cefe72781a..32b9d4108e 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ else
         cmakeConfigOptions=" $cmakeConfigOptions '-DCMAKE_JOB_POOL_COMPILE:STRING=compile' '-DCMAKE_JOB_POOL_LINK:STRING=link' '-DCMAKE_JOB_POOLS:STRING=compile=$VCPKG_MAX_CONCURRENCY;link=$VCPKG_MAX_CONCURRENCY' "
     fi
 
-    (cd "$buildDir" && cmake "$srcDir" $cmakeConfigOptions) || exit 1
+    (cd "$buildDir" && eval cmake "$srcDir" $cmakeConfigOptions) || exit 1
     (cd "$buildDir" && cmake --build .) || exit 1
 
     rm -rf "$vcpkgRootDir/vcpkg"