diff --git a/usr/gen_initramfs_list.sh b/usr/gen_initramfs_list.sh
index 0aad760fcd8c37..2bbac73e647779 100755
--- a/usr/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+++ b/usr/gen_initramfs_list.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ parse() {
 			str="${ftype} ${name} ${location} ${str}"
 			;;
 		"nod")
-			local dev=`LC_ALL=C ls -l "${location}"`
+			local dev="`LC_ALL=C ls -l "${location}"`"
 			local maj=`field 5 ${dev}`
 			local min=`field 6 ${dev}`
 			maj=${maj%,}