diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/Settings.hs.cg b/yesod/scaffold/Settings.hs.cg
index 37d07341..ad7edac5 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/Settings.hs.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/Settings.hs.cg
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ staticDir = "static"
 --
 -- To see how this value is used, see urlRenderOverride in Foundation.hs
 staticRoot :: AppConfig DefaultEnv ->  Text
-staticRoot conf = [st|#{appRoot conf}/static|]
+staticRoot conf = [~qq~st|#{appRoot conf}/static|]
 
 
 -- The rest of this file contains settings which rarely need changing by a
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/tiny/Settings.hs.cg b/yesod/scaffold/tiny/Settings.hs.cg
index fdc06d96..5deb3cc7 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/tiny/Settings.hs.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/tiny/Settings.hs.cg
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ staticDir = "static"
 --
 -- To see how this value is used, see urlRenderOverride in ~project~.hs
 staticRoot :: AppConfig DefaultEnv ->  Text
-staticRoot conf = [st|#{appRoot conf}/static|]
+staticRoot conf = [~qq~st|#{appRoot conf}/static|]
 
 widgetFile :: String -> Q Exp
 #if PRODUCTION