diff --git a/sh/self.sh b/sh/self.sh
index a7ebca2..dfbe203 100644
--- a/sh/self.sh
+++ b/sh/self.sh
@@ -181,13 +181,14 @@ rwx_self_write() {
 		local file text
 		text="#! /usr/bin/env sh
 "
-		rwx_ifs_set
-		for file in $(rwx_self_subset "${@}"); do
+		local files="$(rwx_self_subset "${@}")"
+		while IFS= read -r file; do
 			text="${text}
 $(cat "${RWX_ROOT_SYSTEM}/${file}")
 "
-		done
-		rwx_ifs_unset
+		done <<EOF
+${files}
+EOF
 		rwx_file_write "${target}" "${text}"
 		rwx_shfmt "${target}"
 		rwx_shellcheck_file "${target}"