diff --git a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.NoTasks.targets b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.NoTasks.targets
index f6e455458..6125691e4 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.NoTasks.targets
+++ b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.NoTasks.targets
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ Value = b.ToString();
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-nologo" />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-bootstrap" Condition=" '$(Bootstrap)' == 'true' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-debug:$(DebugType)" Condition=" '$(DebugType)' != 'none' " />
-            <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-nowarn:$(NoWarn)" Condition=" '$(NoWarn)' != '' " />
+            <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-nowarn:&quot;$(NoWarn)&quot;" Condition=" '$(NoWarn)' != '' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-warnaserror" Condition=" '$(TreatWarningsAsErrors)' == 'true' " />
-            <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-warnaserror:$(WarningsAsErrors)" Condition=" '$(TreatWarningsAsErrors)' != 'true' And '$(WarningsAsErrors)' != '' " />
+            <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-warnaserror:&quot;$(WarningsAsErrors)&quot;" Condition=" '$(TreatWarningsAsErrors)' != 'true' And '$(WarningsAsErrors)' != '' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-assembly:$(AssemblyName)" />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-version:$(AssemblyVersion)" />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-runtime:$(IkvmRuntimeAssembly)" />