diff --git a/tools/gn2bp/Android.bp.swp b/tools/gn2bp/Android.bp.swp
index e6f3978..401ffca 100644
--- a/tools/gn2bp/Android.bp.swp
+++ b/tools/gn2bp/Android.bp.swp
@@ -7841,7 +7841,7 @@
          "-f " +
          "$(location build/util/LASTCHANGE) " +
          "-e " +
-         "API_LEVEL=20 " +
+         "'API_LEVEL=20' " +
          "-o " +
          "$(out) " +
          "$(location components/cronet/android/java/src/org/chromium/net/impl/ImplVersion.template)",
@@ -7882,7 +7882,7 @@
          "-f " +
          "$(location build/util/LASTCHANGE) " +
          "-e " +
-         "API_LEVEL=20 " +
+         "'API_LEVEL=20' " +
          "-o " +
          "$(out) " +
          "$(location components/cronet/android/api/src/org/chromium/net/ApiVersion.template)",
@@ -8261,7 +8261,7 @@
     cmd: "$(location build/util/version.py) -f " +
          "$(location chrome/VERSION) " +
          "-e " +
-         "VERSION_FULL=\"%s.%s.%s.%s\" % (MAJOR,MINOR,BUILD,PATCH) " +
+         "'VERSION_FULL=\"%s.%s.%s.%s\" % (MAJOR,MINOR,BUILD,PATCH)' " +
          "-o " +
          "$(out) " +
          "$(location components/cronet/version.h.in)",
@@ -8286,7 +8286,7 @@
     cmd: "$(location build/util/version.py) -f " +
          "$(location chrome/VERSION) " +
          "-e " +
-         "VERSION_FULL=\"%s.%s.%s.%s\" % (MAJOR,MINOR,BUILD,PATCH) " +
+         "'VERSION_FULL=\"%s.%s.%s.%s\" % (MAJOR,MINOR,BUILD,PATCH)' " +
          "-o " +
          "$(out) " +
          "$(location components/cronet/version.h.in)",
@@ -8311,7 +8311,7 @@
     cmd: "$(location build/util/version.py) -f " +
          "$(location chrome/VERSION) " +
          "-e " +
-         "VERSION_FULL=\"%s.%s.%s.%s\" % (MAJOR,MINOR,BUILD,PATCH) " +
+         "'VERSION_FULL=\"%s.%s.%s.%s\" % (MAJOR,MINOR,BUILD,PATCH)' " +
          "-o " +
          "$(out) " +
          "$(location components/cronet/version.h.in)",
@@ -8336,7 +8336,7 @@
     cmd: "$(location build/util/version.py) -f " +
          "$(location chrome/VERSION) " +
          "-e " +
-         "VERSION_FULL=\"%s.%s.%s.%s\" % (MAJOR,MINOR,BUILD,PATCH) " +
+         "'VERSION_FULL=\"%s.%s.%s.%s\" % (MAJOR,MINOR,BUILD,PATCH)' " +
          "-o " +
          "$(out) " +
          "$(location components/cronet/version.h.in)",
diff --git a/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp b/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
index ef05126..1836fd1 100755
--- a/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
+++ b/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@
     # args for the version.py contain file path without leading --arg key. So apply sanitize
     # function for all the args.
     self._update_all_args(self._sanitize_filepath_with_location_tag)
+    self._set_value_arg('-e', "'%s'" % self._get_value_arg('-e'))
     super()._sanitize_args()
 
 class JavaCppEnumSanitizer(BaseActionSanitizer):