diff --git a/target/toolchain/files/wrapper.sh b/target/toolchain/files/wrapper.sh
index 2cbcc8c1e6..6078d91973 100755
--- a/target/toolchain/files/wrapper.sh
+++ b/target/toolchain/files/wrapper.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ TARGET_TOOLCHAIN_TRIPLET=${REALNAME_BASE%-*}
 BINARY=${PROGNAME##*-}
 
 # Parse our tool name, splitting it at '-' characters.
-IFS=- read TOOLCHAIN_ARCH TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT TOOLCHAIN_OS TOOLCHAIN_PLATFORM PROGNAME << EOF
+IFS=- read -r TOOLCHAIN_ARCH TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT TOOLCHAIN_OS TOOLCHAIN_PLATFORM PROGNAME << EOF
 $REALNAME_BASE
 EOF