diff --git a/src/load-fragment.c b/src/load-fragment.c
index 636de8d..712f87b 100644
--- a/src/load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/load-fragment.c
@@ -1256,6 +1256,8 @@ static int config_parse_env_file(
                 if (strchr(COMMENTS, *p))
                         continue;
 
+                p = delete_chars(p, "\'\"");
+
                 t = strv_env_set(*env, p);
                 strv_free(*env);
                 *env = t;