diff --git a/bin/bitbake-setup b/bin/bitbake-setup
index abe7614c8..2ea5a5f3b 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-setup
+++ b/bin/bitbake-setup
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def cache_dir(top_dir):
     return os.path.join(top_dir, '.bitbake-setup-cache')

 def init_bb_cache(top_dir, settings, args):
-    dldir = settings["default"]["dl-dir"]
+    dldir = settings["default"]["dl-dir"].strip('"')
     bb_cachedir = os.path.join(cache_dir(top_dir), 'bitbake-cache')

     d = bb.data.init()