diff --git a/system/.local/bin/clean b/system/.local/bin/clean
index c7badf6..cb73c55 100755
--- a/system/.local/bin/clean
+++ b/system/.local/bin/clean
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 . utils
 
 print_section "Remove unneeded dependencies"
-yay -R $(yay -Qdtq)
+mapfile -t UNNEEDED_DEPENDENCIES < <(yay -Qdtq)
+yay -R "${UNNEEDED_DEPENDENCIES[@]}"
 
 print_section "Clean yay cache"
 yay -Sc