diff --git a/util/chplenv/overrides.py b/util/chplenv/overrides.py
index bcf4a350b18..9300a2d35e8 100755
--- a/util/chplenv/overrides.py
+++ b/util/chplenv/overrides.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def skip_line(self, line, linenum):
 
         # Check for syntax errors
         try:
-            var, val = [f.strip() for f in line.split('=', maxsplit=1)]
+            var, val = [f.strip() for f in line.split('=')]
         except ValueError:
             self.warnings.append(
             (