diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 1037513e97..6c9955d243 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 
 # Set compiler variables.
 ifeq ($(BR2_CCACHE),y)
-CMAKE_HOST_C_COMPILER="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/ccache"
-CMAKE_HOST_CXX_COMPILER="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/ccache"
-CMAKE_HOST_C_COMPILER_ARG1="$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)"
-CMAKE_HOST_CXX_COMPILER_ARG1="$(HOSTCXX_NOCCACHE)"
+CMAKE_HOST_C_COMPILER = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/ccache
+CMAKE_HOST_CXX_COMPILER = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/ccache
+CMAKE_HOST_C_COMPILER_ARG1 = $(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)
+CMAKE_HOST_CXX_COMPILER_ARG1 = $(HOSTCXX_NOCCACHE)
 else
-CMAKE_HOST_C_COMPILER="$$(HOSTCC)"
-CMAKE_HOST_CXX_COMPILER="$$(HOSTCXX)"
+CMAKE_HOST_C_COMPILER = $(HOSTCC)
+CMAKE_HOST_CXX_COMPILER = $(HOSTCXX)
 endif
 
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