diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am64xx.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am64xx.inc
index 56b56afe..27165547 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am64xx.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am64xx.inc
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ OPTEEMACHINE = "k3-am64x"
 
 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "prueth-fw pruhsr-fw prusw-fw"
 
-TI_WKS_BOOTLOADER_APPEND="console=ttyS2,115200n8"
+TI_WKS_BOOTLOADER_APPEND = "console=ttyS2,115200n8"