diff --git a/clustertool/embed/download_talosctl.sh b/clustertool/embed/download_talosctl.sh
index e195f8cee9f..e37d01a16fa 100755
--- a/clustertool/embed/download_talosctl.sh
+++ b/clustertool/embed/download_talosctl.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ for combo in "${combinations[@]}"; do
     target_dir="./clustertool/embed/${os}_${arch}"
 
     # Create target directory if it doesn't exist
-    mkdir -p ""./clustertool/embed/windows_arm64"
+    mkdir -p "./clustertool/embed/windows_arm64"
     mkdir -p "${target_dir}"
 
     # Download the file