diff --git a/src/setup.php b/src/setup.php
index 0d4227d..27a071c 100644
--- a/src/setup.php
+++ b/src/setup.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ add_action('after_setup_theme', function () {
      * Create @asset() Blade directive
      */
     sage('blade')->compiler()->directive('asset', function ($asset) {
-        return '<?= App\\asset_path(\''.trim($asset, '\'"').'\'); ?>';
+        return "<?= App\\asset_path({$asset}); ?>";
     });
 });