diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index bb5790b49b..dd477f3aa7 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-03-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* embedspu.sh: Correct toe_addr quoting.
+
 2007-03-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* embedspu.sh: Combine "_EAR_" and "_EAR_*" patterns.  Tighten
diff --git a/binutils/embedspu.sh b/binutils/embedspu.sh
index 693b5a4b15..3269ab8610 100644
--- a/binutils/embedspu.sh
+++ b/binutils/embedspu.sh
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ __speelf__:
 __spetoe__:
 `${READELF} -s -W ${INFILE} | grep ' _EAR_' | sort -k 2 | awk \
 'BEGIN { \
-	addr = strtonum ("0x" '${toe_addr-0}'); \
+	addr = strtonum ("0x" "'${toe_addr-0}'"); \
 	split ("'"${sections}"'", s, " "); \
 	for (i = 1; i in s; i += 3) { \
 	    sec_off[s[i]] = strtonum ("0x" s[i+2]) - strtonum ("0x" s[i+1]); \