diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 640d02b869..29d0c33f86 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -599,7 +599,9 @@ function(add_sdl_test TEST TARGET)
             set(command ${TARGET})
         endif()
         get_property(noninteractive_arguments TARGET ${TARGET} PROPERTY SDL_NONINTERACTIVE_ARGUMENTS)
-        get_property(installed_arguments TARGET ${TARGET} PROPERTY SDL_INSTALLED_ARGUMENTS)
+        get_property(installed_arguments_list TARGET ${TARGET} PROPERTY SDL_INSTALLED_ARGUMENTS)
+        # This assumes that none of the arguments need quoting
+        list(JOIN installed_arguments_list " " installed_arguments)
         get_property(disable_threads_args TARGET ${TARGET} PROPERTY SDL_DISABLE_THREADS_ARGS)
         get_property(uses_threads TARGET ${TARGET} PROPERTY SDL_THREADS)
         if(noninteractive_arguments)