diff --git a/src/setup.php b/src/setup.php
index 0d4227d2f6..27a071c43c 100644
--- a/src/setup.php
+++ b/src/setup.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
      * Create @asset() Blade directive
      */
     sage('blade')->compiler()->directive('asset', function ($asset) {
-        return '<?= App\\asset_path(\''.trim($asset, '\'"').'\'); ?>';
+        return "<?= App\\asset_path({$asset}); ?>";
     });
 });