diff --git a/app-misc/empty/empty-0.6.21b.ebuild b/app-misc/empty/empty-0.6.21b.ebuild
index d574ec552a4d3..ab94930168505 100644
--- a/app-misc/empty/empty-0.6.21b.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/empty/empty-0.6.21b.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-respect-LDFLAGS.patch" )
 S="${WORKDIR}"
 
 src_compile() {
-	emake CC=$(tc-getCC)
+	emake CC="$(tc-getCC)"
 }
 
 src_install() {