diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-kernel/kexec/kexec-tools-klibc_git.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-kernel/kexec/kexec-tools-klibc_git.bb
index 7ad55d8b8c..d28cfc90f2 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-kernel/kexec/kexec-tools-klibc_git.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-kernel/kexec/kexec-tools-klibc_git.bb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ COMMON_CFLAGS += "-O2 -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include -I${S}/purgat
 CFLAGS_x86_append = " ${COMMON_CFLAGS} -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include/bits32"
 CFLAGS_x86-64_append = " ${COMMON_CFLAGS} -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include/bits64"
 CFLAGS_arm_append = " ${COMMON_CFLAGS} -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include/bits32"
-CFLAGS_aarch64_append = "${COMMON_CFLAGS} -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include/bits64"
+CFLAGS_aarch64_append = " ${COMMON_CFLAGS} -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include/bits64"
 CFLAGS_mips_append = " ${COMMON_CFLAGS} -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include/bits32"
 CFLAGS_mipsel_append = " ${COMMON_CFLAGS} -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include/bits32"
 CFLAGS_mips64_append = " ${COMMON_CFLAGS} -I${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libdir}/klibc/include/bits64"