diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/services/l3 b/lib/neutron_plugins/services/l3
index a5a6c81..3a6f6eb 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/services/l3
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/services/l3
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 SUBNETPOOL_SIZE_V6=${SUBNETPOOL_SIZE_V6:-64}
 
 function _determine_config_l3 {
-    local opts="--config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$Q_L3_CONF_FILE"
+    local opts="--config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file $Q_L3_CONF_FILE"
     echo "$opts"
 }