diff --git a/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk b/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
index 153395d32a..421f06d695 100644
--- a/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
+++ b/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ MDADM_BUILD_OPTS = \
 	CXFLAGS="$(MDADM_CXFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -DBINDIR=\\\"/sbin\\\"" \
 	CHECK_RUN_DIR=0 \
-	LDFLAGS=$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
+	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)"
 
 MDADM_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = install-bin