diff --git a/plugins/osx/osx.plugin.zsh b/plugins/osx/osx.plugin.zsh
index a63f0ee05..2eea0d8ef 100644
--- a/plugins/osx/osx.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/osx/osx.plugin.zsh
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function man-preview() {
 
 function trash() {
   local trash_dir="${HOME}/.Trash"
-  local temp_ifs=$IFS
+  local temp_ifs="$IFS"
   IFS=$'\n'
   for item in "$@"; do
     if [[ -e "$item" ]]; then