diff --git a/conf/distro/oel-tiny.conf b/conf/distro/oel-tiny.conf
index b150284..5e8f7f7 100644
--- a/conf/distro/oel-tiny.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/oel-tiny.conf
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ENABLE_WIDEC:class-native = "true"
 
 # Drop native language support to avoid pulling gettext and wide-char libc
 # features into the tiny image.
-USE_NLS="no"
+USE_NLS = "no"
 
 # DISTRO_FEATURES options:
 # alsa bluetooth ext2 irda pcmcia usbgadget usbhost wifi nfs zeroconf pci