diff --git a/scripts/examples/imxlinux_example.sh b/scripts/examples/imxlinux_example.sh
index f484283056e892..ecae34f8ca93d2 100755
--- a/scripts/examples/imxlinux_example.sh
+++ b/scripts/examples/imxlinux_example.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if [ "$IMX_SDK_ROOT" = "" -o ! -d "$IMX_SDK_ROOT" ]; then
 fi
 env
 
-entries=(`echo $(ls "$IMX_SDK_ROOT") | tr ' ' ' '`)
+entries=("$(echo "$(ls "$IMX_SDK_ROOT")" | tr ' ' ' ')")
 for entry in "${entries[@]}"; do
     if [ "$(echo "$entry" | grep -E "^environment-setup-")" != "" ]; then
         env_setup_script=$entry