diff --git a/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_%.bbappend b/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_%.bbappend
index 8ef58f9..4d1fe51 100644
--- a/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_%.bbappend
+++ b/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_%.bbappend
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-EXTRA_OECMAKE:append:mingw32 = "-DCARES_SHARED=OFF"
-EXTRA_OECMAKE:append:mingw32 = "-DCARES_STATIC=ON"
+EXTRA_OECMAKE:append:mingw32 = " -DCARES_SHARED=OFF -DCARES_STATIC=ON"