diff --git a/files/profile.c b/files/profile.c
index 6f1a50f2ed8..654b1f38dff 100644
--- a/files/profile.c
+++ b/files/profile.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ static void PROFILE_CopyEntry( char *buffer, const char *value, int len,
             p = p2 + 1;
         }
     }
+    if (quote && (len > 1)) buffer--;
     *buffer = '\0';
 }