diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 50e60fe404..feba9dac8a 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ROOTFS_SUFFIX:=-$(BR2_ROOTFS_SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_FPU_SUFFIX))),y)
-COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX:=(ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)
+COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX:=$(ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)
 else
 COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX:=
 endif