diff --git a/scripts/create-mkspec.sh b/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
index cf0408ea..f938cb74 100644
--- a/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dir=`dirname $0`
 inifile="$1"
 . $dir/ini-tools.sh
 
-subpackages=`cfg_value global.subpackages`
+subpackages=`cfg_value global.subpackages | sed 's/,/ /g'`
 license=`cfg_value global.license`
 [ "$license" ] || license="janware GmbH proprietary license"
 vendor=`cfg_value global.vendor`