diff --git a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
index 5fc08b30..2c2f9175 100644
--- a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Package: \$NAME-run
 Architecture: any
 Depends: \`format_depends "\${shlibs:Depends}, \${misc:Depends}, \$REQUIRES_RUN"\`
 # untested:
-Conflicts: \`format_depends \$CONFLICTS_RUN"\`
+Conflicts: \`format_depends "\$CONFLICTS_RUN"\`
 Description: `cfg_value summary`
 `cfg_value description | sed 's/^/ /'`
 EOT
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Package: \$NAME-devel
 Architecture: any
 Depends: \`format_depends "\$NAME-run = \$VERSION-\$RELEASE, \$REQUIRES_DEVEL"\`
 # untested:
-Conflicts: \`format_depends \$CONFLICTS_DEVEL"\`
+Conflicts: \`format_depends "\$CONFLICTS_DEVEL"\`
 Description: \$NAME Development Package
  Development tools for \$NAME-run
 EOT