diff --git a/bootstrap-plugins.sh b/bootstrap-plugins.sh
index 53df295..a3dca56 100755
--- a/bootstrap-plugins.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-plugins.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ build_autoconf liblo "${LIBLO_VERSION}" "--enable-threads --disable-examples --d
 # lv2
 
 download lv2 "${LV2_VERSION}" "http://lv2plug.in/spec" "tar.bz2"
-build_waf lv2 "${LV2_VERSION}" "--lv2dir='${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/lib/lv2' --no-coverage --no-plugins"
+build_waf lv2 "${LV2_VERSION}" "--lv2dir=${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/lib/lv2 --no-coverage --no-plugins"
 
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 # serd