diff --git a/developer/bin/develop_brew_cask b/developer/bin/develop_brew_cask
index 8d98bf588f..cb046970b6 100755
--- a/developer/bin/develop_brew_cask
+++ b/developer/bin/develop_brew_cask
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cd_to_version_dir () {
 not_inside_homebrew () {
     local tap_dir="$1"
     local git_root="$2"
-    if [[ "$(/usr/bin/stat -L -f '%i' "$tap_dir")" -eq "$(/usr/bin/stat -L -f '%i' "$git_root")" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$(/usr/bin/stat -L -f '%i' -- "$tap_dir")" -eq "$(/usr/bin/stat -L -f '%i' -- "$git_root")" ]]; then
         die "\nERROR: Run this script in your private repo, not inside Homebrew.\n"
     fi
 }
diff --git a/developer/bin/production_brew_cask b/developer/bin/production_brew_cask
index 5fcdbec3e9..318f280389 100755
--- a/developer/bin/production_brew_cask
+++ b/developer/bin/production_brew_cask
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cd_to_version_dir () {
 not_inside_homebrew () {
     local tap_dir="$1"
     local git_root="$2"
-    if [[ "$(/usr/bin/stat -L -f '%i' "$tap_dir")" -eq "$(/usr/bin/stat -L -f '%i' "$git_root")" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$(/usr/bin/stat -L -f '%i' -- "$tap_dir")" -eq "$(/usr/bin/stat -L -f '%i' -- "$git_root")" ]]; then
         die "\nERROR: Run this script in your private repo, not inside Homebrew.\n"
     fi
 }