diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index 98777fc499..9993bc3330 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ HYPERVISORS := $(HYPERVISOR_ACRN) $(HYPERVISOR_FC) $(HYPERVISOR_QEMU) $(HYPERVIS
 QEMUPATH := $(QEMUBINDIR)/$(QEMUCMD)
 QEMUVALIDHYPERVISORPATHS := [\"$(QEMUPATH)\"]
 
-QEMUVALIDVIRTIOFSPATHS := $(QEMUBINDIR)/$(QEMUVIRTIOFSCMD)
+QEMUVIRTIOFSPATH := $(QEMUBINDIR)/$(QEMUVIRTIOFSCMD)
+QEMUVALIDVIRTIOFSPATHS := [\"$(QEMUVIRTIOFSPATH)\"]
 
 CLHPATH := $(CLHBINDIR)/$(CLHCMD)
 CLHVALIDHYPERVISORPATHS := [\"$(CLHPATH)\"]