diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 03d819c098..05a3116b95 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Wed May 29 13:13:35 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
+	* scripttempl/elfmips.sc: Quote test -z argument.
+
 	* ld.texinfo: Clarify the CONSTRUCTORS command.
 
 Thu May 23 16:07:44 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/elfmips.sc b/ld/scripttempl/elfmips.sc
index cb5c54312f..aed49a3354 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/elfmips.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/elfmips.sc
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ fi
 
 # if this is for an embedded system, don't add SIZEOF_HEADERS.
 if [ -z "$EMBEDDED" ]; then
-   test -z ${TEXT_BASE_ADDRESS} && TEXT_BASE_ADDRESS="${TEXT_START_ADDR} + SIZEOF_HEADERS"
+   test -z "${TEXT_BASE_ADDRESS}" && TEXT_BASE_ADDRESS="${TEXT_START_ADDR} + SIZEOF_HEADERS"
 else
-   test -z ${TEXT_BASE_ADDRESS} && TEXT_BASE_ADDRESS="${TEXT_START_ADDR}"
+   test -z "${TEXT_BASE_ADDRESS}" && TEXT_BASE_ADDRESS="${TEXT_START_ADDR}"
 fi
 
 test -z "${BIG_OUTPUT_FORMAT}" && BIG_OUTPUT_FORMAT=${OUTPUT_FORMAT}