diff --git a/sys-fs/aufs-util/aufs-util-4.14_p20190603.ebuild b/sys-fs/aufs-util/aufs-util-4.14_p20190603.ebuild
index 65c39b7f1043c..7e9701ae69846 100644
--- a/sys-fs/aufs-util/aufs-util-4.14_p20190603.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/aufs-util/aufs-util-4.14_p20190603.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 		-i fhsm/Makefile || die
 
 	tc-export CC AR
-	export HOSTCC=$(tc-getCC)
+	export HOSTCC="$(tc-getCC)"
 	export STRIP=true
 	default
 }