diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/conf/machine/firestone.conf b/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/conf/machine/firestone.conf
index 34abe31..7035ec2 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/conf/machine/firestone.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/conf/machine/firestone.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 FLASH_SIZE = "32768"
 
-DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "\
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " \
         obmc-openpower \
         obmc-openpower-extra \
         obmc-openpower-legacy \
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/conf/machine/garrison.conf b/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/conf/machine/garrison.conf
index 089c312..c26eb8d 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/conf/machine/garrison.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/conf/machine/garrison.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 FLASH_SIZE = "32768"
 
-DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "\
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " \
         obmc-openpower \
         obmc-openpower-extra \
         obmc-openpower-legacy \
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
index 3beb585..cae2774 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_URI = "git://github.com/open-power/palmetto-xml"
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_REV = "82818682f2c2009c30d700df6d5f8897a3096e4f"
 
-DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "\
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " \
         obmc-openpower \
         obmc-openpower-extra \
         obmc-openpower-legacy \
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/conf/machine/romulus.conf b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/conf/machine/romulus.conf
index eabb756..cbcda8c 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/conf/machine/romulus.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/conf/machine/romulus.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_URI = "git://github.com/open-power/romulus-xml"
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_REV = "14b471fbf37f5fb60261de001df83caf5f96d81f"
 
-DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "\
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " \
         obmc-openpower \
         obmc-openpower-extra \
         obmc-openpower-legacy \
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
index 8fb5c49..806d534 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_URI = "git://github.com/open-power/witherspoon-xml"
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_REV = "6ca015dbd3e1e9d5206f9ec13ec9db2d8965e181"
 
-DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "\
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " \
         obmc-openpower \
         obmc-openpower-extra \
         obmc-openpower-legacy \
diff --git a/meta-ingrasys/meta-zaius/conf/machine/zaius.conf b/meta-ingrasys/meta-zaius/conf/machine/zaius.conf
index f337113..2216dc1 100644
--- a/meta-ingrasys/meta-zaius/conf/machine/zaius.conf
+++ b/meta-ingrasys/meta-zaius/conf/machine/zaius.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 FLASH_SIZE = "65536"
 
-DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "\
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " \
         obmc-openpower \
         obmc-openpower-extra \
         obmc-openpower-legacy \
diff --git a/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/conf/machine/barreleye.conf b/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/conf/machine/barreleye.conf
index 06262df..10866c8 100644
--- a/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/conf/machine/barreleye.conf
+++ b/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/conf/machine/barreleye.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 OBMC_FAN_INSTANCES = "0 1 2 3 4 5"
 
-DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "\
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " \
         obmc-openpower \
         obmc-openpower-extra \
         obmc-openpower-legacy \