diff --git a/scripts/zsh/_task b/scripts/zsh/_task
index 61b6df24c..e0fea179a 100644
--- a/scripts/zsh/_task
+++ b/scripts/zsh/_task
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # https://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 #
 typeset -g _task_cmds _task_projects _task_tags _task_config _task_modifiers
-_task_projects=($(task _projects))
+_task_projects=(${(f)"$(task _projects)"})
 _task_tags=($(task _tags))
 _task_zshids=( ${(f)"$(task _zshids)"} )
 _task_config=($(task _config))