diff --git a/bshell/parse/lex/arithmetic.c b/bshell/parse/lex/arithmetic.c
index dfc0fa7..be8c9f2 100644
--- a/bshell/parse/lex/arithmetic.c
+++ b/bshell/parse/lex/arithmetic.c
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ static enum bshell_status arithmetic_symbol(struct lex_ctx *ctx)
 
 	struct lex_token *tok = NULL;
 	switch (sym->id) {
+	case SYM_DQUOTE:
+		return BSHELL_SUCCESS;
 	case SYM_SQUOTE:
 		status = read_literal_string(ctx, &tok);
 		if (status != BSHELL_SUCCESS) {