diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
index 58c89040..925eaf24 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
     present)
         if [ -f "$__object/parameter/extra" ]
         then
-            while read extra
+            while read -r extra
             do
                 if [ "$extras" ]; then
                     extras="$extras,$extra"