diff --git a/scripts/i3blocks/memory b/scripts/i3blocks/memory
index e28af4e..6b36de8 100755
--- a/scripts/i3blocks/memory
+++ b/scripts/i3blocks/memory
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 TYPE="${BLOCK_INSTANCE:-mem}"
 
-awk -v type=$TYPE '
+awk -v type="$TYPE" '
 /^MemTotal:/ {
 	mem_total=$2
 }