diff --git a/fdroidMergeRequest.sh b/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
index 856e2c592f130a36c7da513b1b89de775d1bfafd..9aa75d54b79caa4b30448afde6f9dfa14d745d0b 100755
--- a/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
+++ b/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ echo "  - versionName: ${versionName}
       - lrc
       - packaging
       - scripts
-    prebuild: $ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/sdkmanager 'platforms;android-30' 'build-tools;30.0.2'
+    prebuild: \$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/sdkmanager 'platforms;android-30' 'build-tools;30.0.2'
     build:
       - cd ../..
       - export ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=\"\$ANDROID_NDK\"