1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index b0f44c7faf..48bb9828f5 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ python split_and_strip_files () {
     # 16 - kernel module
     def isELF(path):
         type = 0
-        ret, result = oe.utils.getstatusoutput("file '%s'" % path)
+        ret, result = oe.utils.getstatusoutput("file \"%s\"" % path.replace("\"", "\\\""))
 
         if ret:
             msg = "split_and_strip_files: 'file %s' failed" % path