diff --git a/pkg/daemons/config/types.go b/pkg/daemons/config/types.go
index 6fb555f936..e79613c37b 100644
--- a/pkg/daemons/config/types.go
+++ b/pkg/daemons/config/types.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (a ArgString) String() string {
 func GetArgsList(argsMap map[string]string, extraArgs []string) []string {
 	// add extra args to args map to override any default option
 	for _, arg := range extraArgs {
-		splitArg := strings.Split(arg, "=")
+		splitArg := strings.SplitN(arg, "=", 2)
 		if len(splitArg) < 2 {
 			argsMap[splitArg[0]] = "true"
 			continue