diff --git a/package/kodi-screensaver-asterwave/kodi-screensaver-asterwave.mk b/package/kodi-screensaver-asterwave/kodi-screensaver-asterwave.mk
index 9e768fce85..16a1dca261 100644
--- a/package/kodi-screensaver-asterwave/kodi-screensaver-asterwave.mk
+++ b/package/kodi-screensaver-asterwave/kodi-screensaver-asterwave.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ KODI_SCREENSAVER_ASTERWAVE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
 KODI_SCREENSAVER_ASTERWAVE_DEPENDENCIES = glm kodi
 
 KODI_SCREENSAVER_ASTERWAVE_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl)" \
-	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl)"
+	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl`" \
+	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl`"
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))
diff --git a/package/kodi-screensaver-cpblobs/kodi-screensaver-cpblobs.mk b/package/kodi-screensaver-cpblobs/kodi-screensaver-cpblobs.mk
index 628f254a42..6e04aa064e 100644
--- a/package/kodi-screensaver-cpblobs/kodi-screensaver-cpblobs.mk
+++ b/package/kodi-screensaver-cpblobs/kodi-screensaver-cpblobs.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ KODI_SCREENSAVER_CPBLOBS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
 KODI_SCREENSAVER_CPBLOBS_DEPENDENCIES = glm kodi
 
 KODI_SCREENSAVER_CPBLOBS_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl)" \
-	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl)"
+	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl`" \
+	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl`"
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))
diff --git a/package/kodi-screensaver-matrixtrails/kodi-screensaver-matrixtrails.mk b/package/kodi-screensaver-matrixtrails/kodi-screensaver-matrixtrails.mk
index a89ea72d5d..2c091c8adc 100644
--- a/package/kodi-screensaver-matrixtrails/kodi-screensaver-matrixtrails.mk
+++ b/package/kodi-screensaver-matrixtrails/kodi-screensaver-matrixtrails.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ KODI_SCREENSAVER_MATRIXTRAILS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
 KODI_SCREENSAVER_MATRIXTRAILS_DEPENDENCIES = kodi
 
 KODI_SCREENSAVER_MATRIXTRAILS_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl)" \
-	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl)"
+	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl`" \
+	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl`"
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))