diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 957100ae..e07aeb85 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ lb config noauto \
 	${KERNEL_FLAVOURS:+--linux-flavours "$KERNEL_FLAVOURS"} \
 	--initsystem none \
 	--bootloader "$BOOTLOADER" \
-	${INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION:+--initramfs-compression "$INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION}" \
+	${INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION:+--initramfs-compression "$INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION"} \
 	--cache false \
 	${BOOTAPPEND_LIVE:+--bootappend-live "$BOOTAPPEND_LIVE"} \
 	$OPTS \