diff --git a/zsh/makefile b/zsh/makefile
index 98a51fd..dc3d765 100644
--- a/zsh/makefile
+++ b/zsh/makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ init:
 	$(info => Setting up zsh)
 ifeq ($(shell [ ! -e $(ZPLUG_DIR) ] $(return_val_truthy) ), true)
 	export ZPLUG_HOME=$(ZPLUG_DIR) \
-  ; git clone https://github.com/zplug/zplug $ZPLUG_HOME \
+  ; git clone https://github.com/zplug/zplug $(ZPLUG_HOME) \
   ; $(report) "zplug installed"
 endif
 	$(mk_link) $(SRC) ~/.zsh