diff --git a/package/luajit/luajit.mk b/package/luajit/luajit.mk
index 3367336899..d2af69d1e3 100644
--- a/package/luajit/luajit.mk
+++ b/package/luajit/luajit.mk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ LUAJIT_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LUAJIT_INSTALL_SYMLINK
 define HOST_LUAJIT_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) PREFIX="$(HOST_DIR)" BUILDMODE=dynamic \
 		TARGET_LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
-		XCFLAGS=$(LUAJIT_XCFLAGS) \
+		XCFLAGS="$(LUAJIT_XCFLAGS)" \
 		-C $(@D) amalg
 endef