diff --git a/configs/galileo_defconfig b/configs/galileo_defconfig
index a8fd0a6dcc..312162b7a8 100644
--- a/configs/galileo_defconfig
+++ b/configs/galileo_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BR2_x86_x1000=y
-BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR=board/intel/galileo/patches
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/intel/galileo/patches"
 # Needed for TARGET_GRUB2
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_WCHAR=y
 # Linux headers same as kernel, a 3.14 series