diff --git a/job.cpp b/job.cpp
--- a/job.cpp
+++ b/job.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,19 @@
 
     /* extra parameters */
     QString cppcheckParameters(parameters.parameters);
-    if (!cppcheckParameters.isEmpty())
-        args.append(cppcheckParameters);
+    if (!cppcheckParameters.isEmpty()) {
+        bool inside = (cppcheckParameters.at(0) == '"'); // true if the first character is "
+        QStringList tmplist = cppcheckParameters.split(QRegExp("\""), QString::SkipEmptyParts); // Split by " and skip empty strings
+        foreach (const QString& s, tmplist) {
+            if (inside)  // If 's' is inside quotes ...
+                args.append(s); // ... get the whole string
+            else // If 's' is outside quotes ...
+                args.append(s.split(" ", QString::SkipEmptyParts)); // ... get the splitted string
+
+            inside = !inside;
+        }
+        // args.append(QStringLiteral(" ") + cppcheckParameters);
+    }
 
     if (parameters.checkStyle)
         args.append("--enable=style");