diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 13323819e8..add3eeb9fa 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ configure_package() {
     KODI_PULSEAUDIO="-DENABLE_PULSEAUDIO=OFF"
   fi
 
-  if [ "$ESPEAK_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
+  if [ "${ESPEAK_SUPPORT}" = yes ]; then
     PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" espeak-ng"
   fi