diff --git a/cros_workon b/cros_workon
index 8c903489bc..8e60fc0e4e 100755
--- a/cros_workon
+++ b/cros_workon
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ regen_manifest_and_sync() {
       local srcdir=$(readlink -m "${S}")
       local revision="${FLAGS_revision:+--revision=${FLAGS_revision}}"
       if [ -z "${FLAGS_remote}" ]; then
-        loman add --workon "${CROS_WORKON_PROJECT[i]}" "${revision}"
+        loman add --workon "${CROS_WORKON_PROJECT[i]}" ${revision}
       else
-        loman add --remote "${FLAGS_remote}" "${revision}" \
+        loman add --remote "${FLAGS_remote}" ${revision} \
           "${CROS_WORKON_PROJECT[i]}" "${srcdir#${trunkdir}/}"
       fi
       : $(( ++i ))