diff --git a/tools/env/fw_env.c b/tools/env/fw_env.c
index 6b71acb28f..0e3e34321f 100644
--- a/tools/env/fw_env.c
+++ b/tools/env/fw_env.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static int get_config (char *);
 static char *skip_chars(char *s)
 {
 	for (; *s != '\0'; s++) {
-		if (isblank(*s))
+		if (isblank(*s) || *s == '=')
 			return s;
 	}
 	return NULL;