diff --git a/system/nxinit/parser.c b/system/nxinit/parser.c
index f88b74e69..56e15935c 100644
--- a/system/nxinit/parser.c
+++ b/system/nxinit/parser.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ int init_parse_arguments(FAR char *buf, bool dup, int argc, FAR char **argv)
           if (quote)
             {
               quote = false;
+              buf++;
             }
           else
             {