diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 0dc8b6d61e..609ffa2c38 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/feeds.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=196
+PKG_RELEASE:=197
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
index 50a7b40869..edce75e8ff 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ config_unset() {
 # config_get <section> <option>
 config_get() {
 	case "$3" in
-		"") eval echo "\${CONFIG_${1}_${2}:-\${4}}";;
+		"") eval echo "\"\${CONFIG_${1}_${2}:-\${4}}\"";;
 		*)  eval export ${NO_EXPORT:+-n} -- "${1}=\${CONFIG_${2}_${3}:-\${4}}";;
 	esac
 }