diff --git a/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in b/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
index e9344e2b2f..1880051315 100644
--- a/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
+++ b/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ pkg_config_static = '@STATIC@'
 
 [host_machine]
 system = 'linux'
-cpu_family ='@TARGET_ARCH@'
+cpu_family = '@TARGET_ARCH@'
 cpu = '@TARGET_CPU@'
 endian = '@TARGET_ENDIAN@'