diff --git a/compile-r7rs b/compile-r7rs
index a1a753e..20273cc 100755
--- a/compile-r7rs
+++ b/compile-r7rs
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ case "$SCMC" in
         for dir in $libdirs
         do
             paths="$paths -I $tmpdir/${dir#./}"
-            for lib in **/*.sld #$(find "${dir}" -name "*.sld")
+            findtmp="$(mktemp)"
+            find "$dir" -name '*.sld' > "$findtmp"
+            while IFS= read -r lib
             do
                 unit0=$(cd "$dir" && find . -name "$(basename "$lib")")
                 unit1=$(echo "${unit0#\./}" | sed 's/\//\./g')
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ case "$SCMC" in
                 csc -X r7rs -R r7rs -cc "$CC" $CSC_FLAGS -c -J -unit "$unit" -uses "$units" "${lib}" -o "$unit.o"
                 units="$units,$unit"
                 objects="$objects ${lib%.sld}.o"
-            done
+            done < "$findtmp"
         done
         output="${main%.scm}"
         # CSC_FLAGS need to expand with spaces
@@ -112,10 +114,12 @@ case "$SCMC" in
         for dir in $libdirs
         do
             paths="$paths ${dir#./}"
-            for lib in **/*.sld #$(find "${dir}" -name "*.sld")
+            findtmp="$(mktemp)"
+            find "$dir" -name '*.sld' > "$findtmp"
+            while IFS= read -r lib
             do
                 libs="$libs $lib"
-            done
+            done < "$findtmp"
         done
         gxc -o "$output" -static "$libs" "$main"
         rm -rf gerbil.pkg
@@ -135,10 +139,12 @@ case "$SCMC" in
         for dir in $libdirs
         do
             paths="$paths $dir"
-            for lib in **/*.sld #$(find "$dir" -name "*.sld")
+            findtmp="$(mktemp)"
+            find "$dir" -name '*.sld' > "$findtmp"
+            while IFS= read -r lib
             do
                 kawa -C "$lib"
-            done
+            done < "$findtmp"
         done
         {
             echo "Main-Class: main"
@@ -164,14 +170,16 @@ case "$SCMC" in
         for dir in $libdirs
         do
             paths="$PWD/${dir#./}:$paths"
-            for lib in **/*.sld #$(find "$dir" -name "*.sld")
+            findtmp="$(mktemp)"
+            find "$dir" -name '*.sld' > "$findtmp"
+            while IFS= read -r lib
             do
                 {
                     echo "#lang r7rs"
                     echo "(import (scheme base))"
                     echo "(include \"$(basename "$lib")\")"
                 } > "${lib%.sld}.rkt"
-            done
+            done < "$findtmp"
         done
 
         {
@@ -186,14 +194,16 @@ case "$SCMC" in
         for dir in $libdirs
         do
             paths="$paths;$(winepath "$PWD"/"${dir#./}")"
-            for lib in **/*.sld #$(find "$dir" -name "*.sld")
+            findtmp="$(mktemp)"
+            find "$dir" -name '*.sld' > "$findtmp"
+            while IFS= read -r lib
             do
                 {
                     echo "#lang r7rs"
                     echo "(import (scheme base))"
                     echo "(include \"$(basename "$lib")\")"
                 } > "${lib%.sld}.rkt"
-            done
+            done < "$findtmp"
         done
 
         {