diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index ec3d7042f1..98297d87db 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -273,9 +273,9 @@ endif
 
 # This allows to use ccache when available
 define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_HOSTCC
-	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_COMPILER\s*=.*,QMAKE_COMPILER=$(HOSTCC),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
-	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CC\s*=.*,QMAKE_CC=$(HOSTCC),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
-	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CXX\s*=.*,QMAKE_CXX=$(HOSTCXX),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
+	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_COMPILER\s*=.*,QMAKE_COMPILER = $(HOSTCC),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
+	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CC\s*=.*,QMAKE_CC = $(HOSTCC),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
+	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CXX\s*=.*,QMAKE_CXX = $(HOSTCXX),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
 endef
 
 define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_CMDS