diff --git a/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/conf.d/xorg b/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/conf.d/xorg
index 1873c22c30..28b72b9944 100644
--- a/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/conf.d/xorg
+++ b/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/conf.d/xorg
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export DISPLAY
 # do not change anything below
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-[ $DEBUG = yes ] && XORG_ARGS="$XORG_ARGS -logverbose 6 -verbose 6"
+[ "$DEBUG" = yes ] && XORG_ARGS="$XORG_ARGS -logverbose 6 -verbose 6"
 
   start_xorg() {