diff --git a/syntax_checkers/coffee.vim b/syntax_checkers/coffee.vim
index 9671418c..59dca752 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/coffee.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/coffee.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !executable("coffee")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_coffee_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'coffee -c -l -o /tmp %'
+    let makeprg = 'coffee -c -l -o /tmp '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat =  'Syntax%trror: In %f\, %m on line %l,%EError: In %f\, Parse error on line %l: %m,%EError: In %f\, %m on line %l,%W%f(%l): lint warning: %m,%-Z%p^,%W%f(%l): warning: %m,%-Z%p^,%E%f(%l): SyntaxError: %m,%-Z%p^,%-G%.%#'
 
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/docbk.vim b/syntax_checkers/docbk.vim
index 8d0b3f4c..cd360e4a 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/docbk.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/docbk.vim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_docbk_GetLocList()
 
-    let makeprg="xmllint --xinclude --noout --postvalid %"
+    let makeprg="xmllint --xinclude --noout --postvalid ".shellescape(expand(%:p))
     let errorformat='%E%f:%l: parser error : %m,%W%f:%l: parser warning : %m,%E%f:%l:%.%# validity error : %m,%W%f:%l:%.%# validity warning : %m,%-Z%p^,%-C%.%#,%-G%.%#'
     let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })