diff --git a/build/envsetup.sh b/build/envsetup.sh
index 47995f4a..748ffbbe 100644
--- a/build/envsetup.sh
+++ b/build/envsetup.sh
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ EOF
             esac
             shift
             git push $@ ssh://$user@$review:29418/$project \
-                $local_branch:refs/for/$remote_branch || return 1
+                ${local_branch}:refs/for/$remote_branch || return 1
             ;;
         changes|for)
             if [ "$FUNCNAME" = "lineagegerrit" ]; then