diff --git a/package/espeak/espeak.mk b/package/espeak/espeak.mk
index 347fcb607d..d592673ac5 100644
--- a/package/espeak/espeak.mk
+++ b/package/espeak/espeak.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ define ESPEAK_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 
 define ESPEAK_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src  $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		AUDIO="$(ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND)" all
 endef