diff --git a/.shellcheck b/.shellcheck
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.shellcheck
diff --git a/gen_makefile.sh b/gen_makefile.sh
index 8960183..d1aaf66 100755
--- a/gen_makefile.sh
+++ b/gen_makefile.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 files=()
 dir=$1     #Base directory
+# shellcheck disable=SC2206 # $2 is purposefully wordsplit.
 types=($2) #List of types (convert to array)
 
 echo "openpower_procedures_cpp_files = \\"
@@ -9,13 +10,13 @@
 do
     type=${types[$i]}
     type=${type// /} #remove spaces
-    for file in $(ls $dir/procedures/$type/*.cpp);
+    for file in "$dir"/procedures/"$type"/*.cpp;
     do
-        files+=($file)
+        files+=("$file")
     done
 done
 
-for file in ${files[@]};
+for file in "${files[@]}";
 do
     echo "	$file \\"
 done