diff --git a/hooks/edgy/40-setup-networking b/hooks/edgy/40-setup-networking
index 8d04c63..6e518e8 100755
--- a/hooks/edgy/40-setup-networking
+++ b/hooks/edgy/40-setup-networking
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ setupStaticNetworking ()
     #
     bcast='';
     if [ ! -z "${broadcast}" ]; then
-      bcast = ' broadcast ${broadcast}'
+      bcast=' broadcast ${broadcast}'
     fi
 
     #