diff --git a/scripts/build_package.sh b/scripts/build_package.sh
index d64f3e6e4..1b9536697 100755
--- a/scripts/build_package.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_package.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ ! -d "dvc" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "PKG = \"pip\"" > dvc/utils/build.py
+echo 'PKG = "pip"' > dvc/utils/build.py
 
 python setup.py sdist
 python setup.py bdist_wheel --universal
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index b2fad552f..9fc6bbc10 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ parts:
     - libc-dev
     override-pull: |
         snapcraftctl pull
+        echo 'PKG = "snap"' > $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/dvc/utils/build.py
         snapcraftctl set-version `cd $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC && git describe --tags`
 apps:
   dvc: