diff --git a/boards/beaglebone-black.sh b/boards/beaglebone-black.sh
index dff076f..819f250 100644
--- a/boards/beaglebone-black.sh
+++ b/boards/beaglebone-black.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ arrs+=(custmodules)
 device_name="beagleboneblack"
 arch="armhf"
 size=1666
-inittab="T0:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100"
+inittab=("T0:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100")
 
 parted_type="dos"
 parted_boot="fat32 2048s 264191s"
diff --git a/boards/odroid-xu.sh b/boards/odroid-xu.sh
index b7457e9..4fed79e 100644
--- a/boards/odroid-xu.sh
+++ b/boards/odroid-xu.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ arrs+=(custmodules extra_packages)
 device_name="odroidxu"
 arch="armhf"
 size=1337
-inittab="T1:12345:respawn:/bin/login -f root ttySAC2 /dev/ttySAC2 2>&1"
+inittab=("T1:12345:respawn:/bin/login -f root ttySAC2 /dev/ttySAC2 2>&1")
 
 ## this is used for crosscompiling exynos5-hwcomposer.
 ## without it there is no framebuffer console.
diff --git a/boards/odroid-xu4.sh b/boards/odroid-xu4.sh
index baf0144..e8246f5 100644
--- a/boards/odroid-xu4.sh
+++ b/boards/odroid-xu4.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ arrs+=(custmodules extra_packages)
 device_name="odroidxu4"
 arch="armhf"
 size=1337
-inittab="T1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100"
+inittab=("T1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100")
 
 parted_type="dos"
 parted_boot="fat32 2048s 264191s"
diff --git a/boards/ouya.sh b/boards/ouya.sh
index 949d1fa..126abce 100644
--- a/boards/ouya.sh
+++ b/boards/ouya.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ arrs+=(custmodules)
 device_name="ouya"
 arch="armhf"
 size=1337
-inittab="T0:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 linux"
+inittab=("T0:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 linux")
 
 parted_type="dos"
 parted_boot="fat32 2048s 264191s"
diff --git a/boards/raspberry-pi1.sh b/boards/raspberry-pi1.sh
index a6d8352..680089b 100644
--- a/boards/raspberry-pi1.sh
+++ b/boards/raspberry-pi1.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ arrs+=(custmodules)
 device_name="raspi1"
 arch="armel"
 size=1891
-inittab="T0:23:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100"
+inittab=("T0:23:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100")
 
 parted_type="dos"
 parted_boot="fat32 0 64"
diff --git a/boards/raspberry-pi2.sh b/boards/raspberry-pi2.sh
index 4673f70..5fd6a4d 100644
--- a/boards/raspberry-pi2.sh
+++ b/boards/raspberry-pi2.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ arrs+=(custmodules)
 device_name="raspi2"
 arch="armhf"
 size=1891
-inittab="T0:23:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100"
+inittab=("T0:23:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100")
 
 parted_type="dos"
 parted_boot="fat32 2048s 264191s"
diff --git a/boards/raspberry-pi3.sh b/boards/raspberry-pi3.sh
index b1d0b30..135528d 100644
--- a/boards/raspberry-pi3.sh
+++ b/boards/raspberry-pi3.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ arrs+=(custmodules)
 device_name="raspi3"
 arch="arm64"
 size=1891
-inittab="T0:23:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100"
+inittab=("T0:23:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100")
 
 parted_type="dos"
 parted_boot="fat32 0 64"
diff --git a/boards/sunxi.sh b/boards/sunxi.sh
index 8823b30..e4aa00f 100644
--- a/boards/sunxi.sh
+++ b/boards/sunxi.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ arrs+=(custmodules)
 device_name="sunxi"
 arch="armhf"
 size=1891
-inittab="T1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100"
+inittab=("T1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100")
 
 parted_type="dos"
 parted_boot="fat32 2048s 264191s"