diff --git a/build_sdk_board b/build_sdk_board
index a8a7ea1..8c4c226 100755
--- a/build_sdk_board
+++ b/build_sdk_board
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@
 sudo cp -a "${CHROOT_VERSION_FILE}" "${BOARD_ROOT}${CHROOT_VERSION_FILE}"
 
 # Now cleanup paths referencing the ROOT from the *.la files.
-sudo find $BOARD_ROOT -type f -name '*.la' | xargs sudo \
-    sed -i -e "s|$BOARD_ROOT/|/|g"
+sudo find "${BOARD_ROOT}" -type f -name '*.la' -exec \
+  sed -i -e "s|${BOARD_ROOT}/|/|g" {} +
 
 command_completed
 echo "Done!"