diff --git a/packages/__init__.py b/packages/__init__.py
index 923ad0c..595a732 100644
--- a/packages/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/__init__.py
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ def cmd_sideload(paths: Iterable[str], arch: Optional[Arch] = None, no_build: bo
         '-U',
     ] + [os.path.join('/tmp', os.path.basename(file)) for file in files] + [
         '--noconfirm',
-        '--overwrite=\\*',
+        "'--overwrite=\\*'",
     ],
                     alloc_tty=True).check_returncode()