diff --git a/meta-arm/recipes-bsp/trusted-firmware-a/trusted-firmware-a.inc b/meta-arm/recipes-bsp/trusted-firmware-a/trusted-firmware-a.inc
index 4d3b0bad..2bdf2211 100644
--- a/meta-arm/recipes-bsp/trusted-firmware-a/trusted-firmware-a.inc
+++ b/meta-arm/recipes-bsp/trusted-firmware-a/trusted-firmware-a.inc
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ def remove_options_tail (in_string):
     from itertools import takewhile
     return ' '.join(takewhile(lambda x: not x.startswith('-'), in_string.split(' ')))
 
-EXTRA_OEMAKE += "LD=${@remove_options_tail(d.getVar('LD'))}"
+EXTRA_OEMAKE += "LD='${@remove_options_tail(d.getVar('LD'))}'"
 
-EXTRA_OEMAKE += "CC=${@remove_options_tail(d.getVar('CC'))}"
+EXTRA_OEMAKE += "CC='${@remove_options_tail(d.getVar('CC'))}'"
 
 # Verbose builds, no -Werror
 EXTRA_OEMAKE += "V=1 E=0"