diff --git a/system/system.mk b/system/system.mk
index 3f2f1a8c87..19a90d6787 100644
--- a/system/system.mk
+++ b/system/system.mk
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ifdef JVM_OPTIONS
 endif
 
 ifndef SYSTEM_LIB_DIR
-  SYSTEM_LIB_DIR := $(Q)$(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT)$(D)systemtest_prereqs$(Q)
+  SYSTEM_LIB_DIR := $(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT)$(D)systemtest_prereqs
 endif
 
 $(info SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT is $(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT))