2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index f2666cb79c..7d0e0d84a9 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ IMAGE_LINK_NAME = "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}"
 
 # This option allows for a percentage overage of the actual image size rather than a
 # fixed extra space, this is space needed for initial startup and basic operations.
-IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR ?= 1.3
+IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR ?= "1.3"
 # This option allow for adding addition space in K above and beyond what the 
 # IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR might add. This space is for additional packages, user data, ...
 # To set a fixed size then overrideing IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE with the max size one wants
diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
index 93c087a047..76ae58ceb7 100644
--- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ BBFILE_PATTERN_normal := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 BBFILE_PRIORITY_normal = "5"
 
 # Set a variable to get to the top of the metadata location
-COREBASE := ${@os.path.normpath("${LAYERDIR}/../")}
+COREBASE := '${@os.path.normpath("${LAYERDIR}/../")}'
 
 # Add scripts to PATH
 PATH := "${PATH}:${COREBASE}/scripts"