diff --git a/pharo/run.sh b/pharo/run.sh
index 5ea5a337..28d03a5d 100644
--- a/pharo/run.sh
+++ b/pharo/run.sh
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ pharo::test_project() {
 ################################################################################
 configure_smalltalk_repository() {
     smalltalk_repository="${SMALLTALK_REPOSITORY:=pharo-repository}"
-    bld_dir = "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:-$GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+    bld_dir="${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:-$GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
 
     ln -s "${bld_dir}/${smalltalk_repository}" "${SMALLTALK_CI_BUILD}/${smalltalk_repository}"