diff --git a/src/Layout.cpp b/src/Layout.cpp
index 60ff5cd043..748d867a36 100644
--- a/src/Layout.cpp
+++ b/src/Layout.cpp
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ bool Layout::readIgnoreForcelocal(Lexer & lex, TextClass const & tclass)
 
 		case LT_REQUIRES: {
 			lex.eatLine();
-			vector<string> const req = 
-				getVectorFromString(lex.getString());
+			vector<string> const req =
+				getVectorFromString(lex.getString(true));
 			requires_.insert(req.begin(), req.end());
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetLayout.cpp b/src/insets/InsetLayout.cpp
index 468f7286bd..c6b94d438b 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetLayout.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ bool InsetLayout::read(Lexer & lex, TextClass const & tclass)
 		case IL_REQUIRES: {
 			lex.eatLine();
 			vector<string> const req
-				= getVectorFromString(lex.getString());
+				= getVectorFromString(lex.getString(true));
 			requires_.insert(req.begin(), req.end());
 			break;
 		}