diff --git a/scripts/utils.inc b/scripts/utils.inc
index 1728839e93..d2b0b3ec8e 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.inc
+++ b/scripts/utils.inc
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function readJsonProp {
 #   capturing group! -> all other groups start at index 2!
 function replaceJsonProp {
   local VALUE=$(readJsonProp $1 $2)
-  replaceInFile $1 $VALUE $3
+  replaceInFile $1 "\"$1\": \"$VALUE\"" "\"$1\": \"$VALUE\"" $3
 }
 
 # replaceInFile(file, findPattern, replacePattern)