diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c62610c80a7c3cb8a2e3a83064a3199a054b4088..fe1b757374f096e98bedff756abe0efac8b3c04d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ endif
 	echo -n "Europe/Berlin" > "$(call archdir,$*)$(ROOTFS)/etc/timezone"
 	#install system wide xdg files (in particular kde defaults)
 	mkdir -p "$(call archdir,$*)$(ROOTFS)/etc/xdg"
-	cp -R "$(CURDIR)/contrib/rootfs/xdg/*" "$(call archdir,$*)$(ROOTFS)/etc/xdg"
+	cp -R $(CURDIR)/contrib/rootfs/xdg/* "$(call archdir,$*)$(ROOTFS)/etc/xdg"
 	#install modprobe.d files
 	cp "$(CURDIR)/contrib/rootfs/modprobe.d/"* "$(call archdir,$*)$(ROOTFS)/etc/modprobe.d/"
 	#install sysctl.d files