diff --git a/service_systemd_linux.go b/service_systemd_linux.go
index ea599fe..90df9a7 100644
--- a/service_systemd_linux.go
+++ b/service_systemd_linux.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ StartLimitInterval=5
 StartLimitBurst=10
 ExecStart={{.Path|cmdEscape}}{{range .Arguments}} {{.|cmd}}{{end}}
 {{if .ChRoot}}RootDirectory={{.ChRoot|cmd}}{{end}}
-{{if .WorkingDirectory}}WorkingDirectory={{.WorkingDirectory|cmd}}{{end}}
+{{if .WorkingDirectory}}WorkingDirectory={{.WorkingDirectory|cmdEscape}}{{end}}
 {{if .UserName}}User={{.UserName}}{{end}}
 {{if .ReloadSignal}}ExecReload=/bin/kill -{{.ReloadSignal}} "$MAINPID"{{end}}
 {{if .PIDFile}}PIDFile={{.PIDFile|cmd}}{{end}}