3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/board/qemu/ppc64-pseries/readme.txt b/board/qemu/ppc64-pseries/readme.txt
index 7cc0c67d61..9de13779d0 100644
--- a/board/qemu/ppc64-pseries/readme.txt
+++ b/board/qemu/ppc64-pseries/readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Run the emulation with:
 
- qemu-system-ppc64 -M pseries -cpu POWER7 -m 256 -kernel output/images/vmlinux -append 'console=hvc0 root=/dev/sda' -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=scsi,index=0,format=raw -serial stdio -display curses
+ qemu-system-ppc64 -M pseries -cpu POWER7 -m 256 -kernel output/images/vmlinux -append "console=hvc0 root=/dev/sda" -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=scsi,index=0,format=raw -serial stdio -display curses
 
 The login prompt will appear in the terminal that started Qemu.
 
diff --git a/board/qemu/x86/readme.txt b/board/qemu/x86/readme.txt
index 17500961d3..b003ad5373 100644
--- a/board/qemu/x86/readme.txt
+++ b/board/qemu/x86/readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Run the emulation with:
 
-  qemu-system-i386 -M pc -kernel output/images/bzImage -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=virtio,format=raw -append root=/dev/vda -net nic,model=virtio -net user
+  qemu-system-i386 -M pc -kernel output/images/bzImage -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=virtio,format=raw -append "root=/dev/vda" -net nic,model=virtio -net user
 
 Optionally add -smp N to emulate a SMP system with N CPUs.
 
diff --git a/board/qemu/x86_64/readme.txt b/board/qemu/x86_64/readme.txt
index ecd7813a1e..ed7b5f5532 100644
--- a/board/qemu/x86_64/readme.txt
+++ b/board/qemu/x86_64/readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Run the emulation with:
 
-  qemu-system-x86_64 -M pc -kernel output/images/bzImage -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=virtio,format=raw -append root=/dev/vda -net nic,model=virtio -net user
+  qemu-system-x86_64 -M pc -kernel output/images/bzImage -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=virtio,format=raw -append "root=/dev/vda" -net nic,model=virtio -net user
 
 Optionally add -smp N to emulate a SMP system with N CPUs.