diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index ede1e023..611fba0d 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ obj-y += kernel_compat.o
 obj-y += selinux/
 # .git is a text file while the module is imported by 'git submodule add'.
 ifeq ($(shell test -e $(srctree)/$(src)/../.git; echo $$?),0)
-KSU_GIT_VERSION := $(shell cd $(srctree)/$(src); /usr/bin/env PATH=$$PATH:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin git rev-list --count HEAD)
+KSU_GIT_VERSION := $(shell cd $(srctree)/$(src); /usr/bin/env PATH="$$PATH":/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin git rev-list --count HEAD)
 ccflags-y += -DKSU_GIT_VERSION=$(KSU_GIT_VERSION)
 endif