diff --git a/scripts/build-linux-deb.sh b/scripts/build-linux-deb.sh
index 89e232f2..b22e6cf4 100755
--- a/scripts/build-linux-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-linux-deb.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ done
 # the command-line as these might be relative pathnames
 cd linux
 
-if [ -r kernel/configs/local.config]; then
+if [ -r kernel/configs/local.config ]; then
     make ARCH=arm64 "${CONFIG}" local.config
 else
     make ARCH=arm64 "${CONFIG}"