diff --git a/deps/tools/common.mk b/deps/tools/common.mk
index 3cefc253cec3d..01b57316f9d1a 100644
--- a/deps/tools/common.mk
+++ b/deps/tools/common.mk
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ CMAKE_COMMON += -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
 CMAKE_COMMON += -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
 CMAKE_CC := "$$(which $(shell echo $(CC_ARG) | cut -d' ' -f1))"
 CMAKE_CXX := "$$(which $(shell echo $(CXX_ARG) | cut -d' ' -f1))"
-CMAKE_CC_ARG := $(shell echo $(CC_ARG) | cut -d' ' -f2-)
-CMAKE_CXX_ARG := $(shell echo $(CXX_ARG) | cut -d' ' -f2-)
+CMAKE_CC_ARG := $(shell echo $(CC_ARG) | cut -s -d' ' -f2-)
+CMAKE_CXX_ARG := $(shell echo $(CXX_ARG) | cut -s -d' ' -f2-)
 else
 CMAKE_CC := "$$(which $(CC_BASE))"
 CMAKE_CXX := "$$(which $(CXX_BASE))"