diff --git a/package/luajit/luajit.mk b/package/luajit/luajit.mk
index 89b164c96d..3367336899 100644
--- a/package/luajit/luajit.mk
+++ b/package/luajit/luajit.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ define LUAJIT_BUILD_CMDS
 		HOST_CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 		HOST_LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 		BUILDMODE=dynamic \
-		XCFLAGS=$(LUAJIT_XCFLAGS) \
+		XCFLAGS="$(LUAJIT_XCFLAGS)" \
 		-C $(@D) amalg
 endef