diff --git a/java/jacoco.go b/java/jacoco.go
index 9162161d3..e11c2ce69 100644
--- a/java/jacoco.go
+++ b/java/jacoco.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func jacocoFiltersToZipCommand(includes, excludes []string) string {
 	if len(includes) > 0 {
 		specs += strings.Join(includes, " ")
 	} else {
-		specs += "**/*.class"
+		specs += "'**/*.class'"
 	}
 	return specs
 }
diff --git a/java/jacoco_test.go b/java/jacoco_test.go
index 91f05535a..1882908ca 100644
--- a/java/jacoco_test.go
+++ b/java/jacoco_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestJacocoFiltersToZipCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:     "implicit wildcard",
 			includes: []string{},
-			out:      "**/*.class",
+			out:      "'**/*.class'",
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "only include",