diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index c5509c6..556fe0d 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@
 ifdef PRODUCT_EXTRA_RECOVERY_KEYS
 	$(hide) echo "extra_recovery_keys=$(PRODUCT_EXTRA_RECOVERY_KEYS)" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 endif
-	$(hide) echo "mkbootimg_args=$(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS)" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
+	$(hide) echo 'mkbootimg_args=$(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS)' >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(call generate-userimage-prop-dictionary, $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt)
 	@# Zip everything up, preserving symlinks
 	$(hide) (cd $(zip_root) && zip -qry ../$(notdir $@) .)