--- project-id	2012-01-05 14:41:25.000000000 -0300
+++ /usr/lib/gettext/project-id	2012-01-05 14:41:39.000000000 -0300
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       exit 0
     fi
   fi
-  dir=`basename \`pwd\``
+  dir=`basename "\`pwd\`"`
   case "$dir" in
     i18n)
       # This directory name, used in GNU make, is not the top level directory.