diff --git a/support/scripts/pkg-stats b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
index b182fce605..4e7f27c3a3 100755
--- a/support/scripts/pkg-stats
+++ b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def package_init_make_info():
 
     for item in variable_list:
         # Get variable name and value
-        pkgvar, value = item.split("=")
+        pkgvar, value = item.split("=", maxsplit=1)
 
         # Strip the suffix according to the variable
         if pkgvar.endswith("_LICENSE"):