diff --git a/src/database/queue.c b/src/database/queue.c
index abce4426ed9a77a7d5833570b8a04f71a51a907a..712a6b7599d1032d5a9840e1ac3300003d63b1ac 100644
--- a/src/database/queue.c
+++ b/src/database/queue.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #define sqlite_just_exec(func, query)                                   \
     bool func (volatile sqlite3 *db) {                                  \
-        SQLITE_EXEC(db, "BEGIN TRANSACTION;" #query "COMMIT;", error);  \
+        SQLITE_EXEC(db, "BEGIN TRANSACTION;" query "COMMIT;", error);   \
         return true;                                                    \
         error:                                                          \
         SQLITE_DO_ROLLBACK(db);                                         \