diff --git a/lib/commands/command-plugin-update.bash b/lib/commands/command-plugin-update.bash
index ffdba4afd..e31048323 100644
--- a/lib/commands/command-plugin-update.bash
+++ b/lib/commands/command-plugin-update.bash
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ plugin_update_command() {
 
   if [ "$plugin_name" = "--all" ]; then
     if [ -d "$(asdf_data_dir)"/plugins ]; then
-      plugins=(find "$(asdf_data_dir)"/plugins -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)
-      while IFS= read -r dir; do
+      find "$(asdf_data_dir)"/plugins -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -print0 | while IFS= read -r dir; do
         update_plugin "$(basename "$dir")" "$dir" "$gitref" &
-      done <<<"$plugins"
+      done
       wait
     fi
   else