diff --git a/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend b/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
index 291e455..b766551 100644
--- a/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 hostname = "diya"
 
 do_install:append () {
-    cat << EOF >> "${D}${sysconfdir}/profile"
+    cat << 'EOF' >> "${D}${sysconfdir}/profile"
 # QT related setting
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland-egl
 export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/home/$USER/.xdg