diff --git a/yadm b/yadm
index 6607de4..f98a7e9 100755
--- a/yadm
+++ b/yadm
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ function alt() {
   #; loop over all "tracked" files
   #; for every file which matches the above regex, create a symlink
   last_linked=''
+  local IFS=$'\n'
   for tracked_file in $(git ls-files | sort); do
     tracked_file="$YADM_WORK/$tracked_file"
     #; process both the path, and it's parent directory