diff --git a/src/09_generate_rootfs.sh b/src/09_generate_rootfs.sh
index a83b5eda8..dac4cea08 100755
--- a/src/09_generate_rootfs.sh
+++ b/src/09_generate_rootfs.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 # This is for the dynamic loader. Note that the name and the location are both
 # specific for 32-bit and 64-bit machines. First we check the BusyBox executable
 # and then we copy the dynamic loader to its appropriate location.
-BUSYBOX_ARCH=$(file bin/busybox | cut -d' '  -f3)
+BUSYBOX_ARCH=$(file bin/busybox | cut -d' ' -f3)
 if [ "$BUSYBOX_ARCH" = "64-bit" ] ; then
   mkdir lib64
   cp $SYSROOT/lib/ld-linux* lib64