diff --git a/distribution/activemq/src/main/resources/bin/activemq.cmd b/distribution/activemq/src/main/resources/bin/activemq.cmd
index f5b452b835..d503a270b2 100755
--- a/distribution/activemq/src/main/resources/bin/activemq.cmd
+++ b/distribution/activemq/src/main/resources/bin/activemq.cmd
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ set ACTIVEMQ_DATA_DIR="%ACTIVEMQ_HOME%\data"
 set ACTIVEMQ_LOG_MANAGER=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager
 
 rem "Load Config"
-if "%ACTIVEMQ_CONF%" == "" set ACTIVEMQ_DATA="%ACTIVEMQ_HOME%\bin\activemq.conf.bat"
+if "%ACTIVEMQ_CONF%" == "" set ACTIVEMQ_CONF="%ACTIVEMQ_HOME%\bin\activemq.conf.bat"
 if exist "%ACTIVEMQ_CONF%" (
    call "%ACTIVEMQ_CONF%" %*
 ) else (