diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/text.rb b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/text.rb
index 8955a6d31e..fe32fc3260 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/text.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/text.rb
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ module RuboCop
         end
 
         def path_starts_with_bin?(path, starts_with)
+          return false if path.include?(" ")
+
           path_starts_with?(path, starts_with, bin: true)
         end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/text/strict_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/text/strict_spec.rb
index 92bca3593d..b5d6bba278 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/text/strict_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/text/strict_spec.rb
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ RSpec.describe RuboCop::Cop::FormulaAuditStrict::Text do
         class Foo < Formula
           test do
             shell_output("\#{bin}/foo --version")
+            assert_match "help", shell_output("\#{bin}/foo-something --help 2>&1")
+            assert_match "OK", shell_output("\#{bin}/foo-something_else --check 2>&1")
           end
         end
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