diff --git a/gdb/gcore-1.in b/gdb/gcore-1.in
index 129e3697fb7..c0979a51db3 100644
--- a/gdb/gcore-1.in
+++ b/gdb/gcore-1.in
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 # It starts up gdb, attaches to the given PID and invokes the gcore command.
 #
 
-PKGVERSION=@PKGVERSION@
-VERSION=@VERSION@
+PKGVERSION="@PKGVERSION@"
+VERSION="@VERSION@"
 
 # Need to check for -o option, but set default basename to "core".
 prefix=core