diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index f78839b2d..fc0348506 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ def GerritUpload(options, args, cl):
 
   git_command = ['push']
   if receive_options:
-    git_command.append('--receive-pack="git receive-pack %s"' %
+    git_command.append('--receive-pack=git receive-pack %s' %
                        ' '.join(receive_options))
   git_command += [remote, 'HEAD:refs/for/' + branch]
   RunGit(git_command)
diff --git a/tests/git_cl_test.py b/tests/git_cl_test.py
index 447b352ce..2c6b55386 100755
--- a/tests/git_cl_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_cl_test.py
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ class TestGitCl(TestCase):
          description),
         ((['git', 'config', 'rietveld.cc'],), '')
         ]
-    receive_pack = '--receive-pack="git receive-pack '
+    receive_pack = '--receive-pack=git receive-pack '
     receive_pack += '--cc=joe@example.com'  # from watch list
     if reviewers:
       receive_pack += ' '
       receive_pack += ' '.join(['--reviewer=' + email for email in reviewers])
-    receive_pack += '"'
+    receive_pack += ''
     calls += [
         ((['git', 'push', receive_pack, 'origin', 'HEAD:refs/for/master'],),
          '')