diff --git a/scriptmodules/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh b/scriptmodules/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
index 3d9fe45d13..2b7a72b373 100755
--- a/scriptmodules/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
+++ b/scriptmodules/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ function retroarch_append_config() {
     fi
 
     # set `libretro_directory` to the core parent folder
-    local core_dir=$(echo "$COMMAND" | grep -Eo " $ROOTDIR/libretrocores/.*libretro\.so " | head -n 1)
+    local core_dir=$(echo "$COMMAND" | grep -Eo "$ROOTDIR/libretrocores/.*libretro\.so" | head -n 1)
     core_dir=$(dirname "$core_dir")
     [[ -n "$core_dir" ]] && iniSet "libretro_directory" "$core_dir"