diff --git a/fs/erofs/erofs.mk b/fs/erofs/erofs.mk
index 6543a364f1..881ecea053 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/erofs.mk
+++ b/fs/erofs/erofs.mk
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ ROOTFS_EROFS_ARGS += -zlz4hc,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_LZ4HC_LEVEL)
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_LZMA),y)
 ROOTFS_EROFS_ARGS += -zlzma,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_LZMA_LEVEL)
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_CUSTOM_COMPRESSION),y)
-ROOTFS_EROFS_ARGS += -z$(strip $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_COMPRESSION_ALGORITHMS))
-ifneq ($(strip $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_COMPRESSION_HINTS)),)
-ROOTFS_EROFS_ARGS += --compress-hints $(strip $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_COMPRESSION_HINTS))
+ROOTFS_EROFS_ARGS += -z$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_COMPRESSION_ALGORITHMS))
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_COMPRESSION_HINTS)),)
+ROOTFS_EROFS_ARGS += --compress-hints $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EROFS_COMPRESSION_HINTS))
 endif
 endif