diff --git a/scripts/gha/deps_apple.sh b/scripts/gha/deps_apple.sh
index 29e86094..45ce2ef1 100755
--- a/scripts/gha/deps_apple.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/deps_apple.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || exit 1
 
-wget https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-$SDL_VERSION/SDL2-$SDL_VERSION.dmg -O SDL2.dmg
+wget "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-$SDL_VERSION/SDL2-$SDL_VERSION.dmg" -O SDL2.dmg
 hdiutil mount SDL2.dmg
 sudo cp -vr /Volumes/SDL2/SDL2.framework /Library/Frameworks
 
diff --git a/scripts/gha/deps_ios.sh b/scripts/gha/deps_ios.sh
index 6aa6bb42..478c7fae 100644
--- a/scripts/gha/deps_ios.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/deps_ios.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || exit 1
 
-git clone https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL -b release-$SDL_VERSION
+git clone https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL -b "release-$SDL_VERSION"
 
-cd SDL/Xcode/SDL
+cd SDL/Xcode/SDL || exit 1
 xcodebuild -scheme xcFramework-iOS -target xcFramework-iOS build -configuration Release
 sudo cp -vr Products/SDL2.xcframework/ios-arm64/SDL2.framework /Library/Frameworks
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || exit 1
 
 git clone https://github.com/FWGS/hlsdk-portable hlsdk -b mobile_hacks --depth=1
diff --git a/scripts/gha/deps_linux.sh b/scripts/gha/deps_linux.sh
index 75c3cb9f..bcdb46fe 100755
--- a/scripts/gha/deps_linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/deps_linux.sh
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ if [ -n "${APPIMAGETOOL[$GH_CPU_ARCH]}" ]; then
 fi
 
 FFMPEG_ARCHIVE=$(get_ffmpeg_archive)
-wget https://github.com/FWGS/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/$FFMPEG_ARCHIVE.tar.xz -qO- | tar -xJf -
-mv $FFMPEG_ARCHIVE ffmpeg
+wget "https://github.com/FWGS/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/$FFMPEG_ARCHIVE.tar.xz" -qO- | tar -xJf -
+mv "$FFMPEG_ARCHIVE" ffmpeg
 
 wget "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-$SDL_VERSION/SDL2-$SDL_VERSION.tar.gz" -qO- | tar -xzf -
 mv "SDL2-$SDL_VERSION" SDL2_src
diff --git a/scripts/gha/deps_motomagx.sh b/scripts/gha/deps_motomagx.sh
index d3771689..b916d793 100755
--- a/scripts/gha/deps_motomagx.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/deps_motomagx.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || exit 1
 
 sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
 sudo apt update
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ sudo apt install libc6:i386 libstdc++6:i386 gcc-multilib g++-multilib p7zip-full
 
 sudo mkdir -p /opt/toolchains
 
-pushd /opt/toolchains/
+pushd /opt/toolchains/ || exit 1
 sudo git clone https://github.com/a1batross/motomagx_toolchain motomagx --depth=1
-popd
+popd || exit 1
 
 git clone https://github.com/FWGS/hlsdk-xash3d hlsdk -b mobile_hacks --depth=1
diff --git a/scripts/gha/deps_nswitch.sh b/scripts/gha/deps_nswitch.sh
index 7f7933f6..c0b02c00 100644
--- a/scripts/gha/deps_nswitch.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/deps_nswitch.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || exit 1
 
 echo "Downloading devkitA64 docker container..."
 
diff --git a/scripts/gha/deps_psvita.sh b/scripts/gha/deps_psvita.sh
index 6b8ca3de..1e922c1e 100644
--- a/scripts/gha/deps_psvita.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/deps_psvita.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || exit 1
 
 # pinning cmake version to 3.28.3, because with cmake 4.x SDL vita fork doesn't building
 # it is known problem and cmake 4.x update breaks many CI pipelines around the world :)
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ VITAGL_SRCREV="4d3ab1053424abe3b2164a50d15c5e355e33ed99" # lock vitaGL version t
 
 install_package()
 {
-	./vdpm $1 || exit 1
+	./vdpm "$1" || exit 1
 }
 
 git clone https://github.com/vitasdk/vdpm.git --depth=1 || exit 1
-pushd vdpm
+pushd vdpm || exit 1
 ./bootstrap-vitasdk.sh || exit 1
 install_package taihen
 install_package kubridge
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ install_package zlib
 install_package SceShaccCgExt
 install_package vitaShaRK
 install_package libmathneon
-popd
+popd || exit 1
 
 echo "Downloading vitaGL..."
 
 git clone https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/vitaGL.git || exit 1
-pushd vitaGL
+pushd vitaGL || exit 1
 git checkout $VITAGL_SRCREV || exit 1
-popd
+popd || exit 1
 
 echo "Downloading vitaGL fork of SDL2..."
 
diff --git a/scripts/gha/deps_win32.sh b/scripts/gha/deps_win32.sh
index ae38c5d1..26a55248 100755
--- a/scripts/gha/deps_win32.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/deps_win32.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 . scripts/lib.sh
 
-curl -L http://libsdl.org/release/SDL2-devel-$SDL_VERSION-VC.zip -o SDL2.zip
+curl -L "http://libsdl.org/release/SDL2-devel-$SDL_VERSION-VC.zip" -o SDL2.zip
 unzip -q SDL2.zip
-mv SDL2-$SDL_VERSION SDL2_VC
+mv "SDL2-$SDL_VERSION" SDL2_VC
 
 if [ "$GH_CPU_ARCH" = "i386" ]; then
 	rustup target add i686-pc-windows-msvc
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ rm pkgconf.tar*
 mv mingw64 pkgconf
 
 FFMPEG_ARCHIVE=$(get_ffmpeg_archive)
-curl -L https://github.com/FWGS/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/$FFMPEG_ARCHIVE.zip -o ffmpeg.zip
+curl -L "https://github.com/FWGS/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/$FFMPEG_ARCHIVE.zip" -o ffmpeg.zip
 if [ -f ffmpeg.zip ]; then
 	unzip -x ffmpeg.zip
-	mv $FFMPEG_ARCHIVE ffmpeg
+	mv "$FFMPEG_ARCHIVE" ffmpeg
 fi