diff --git a/package/redis/redis-001-uclibc.patch b/package/redis/redis-001-uclibc.patch
index 8762ca2fb9..01657d0ea8 100644
--- a/package/redis/redis-001-uclibc.patch
+++ b/package/redis/redis-001-uclibc.patch
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ diff -ur old/src/Makefile new/src/Makefile
  	echo PREV_FINAL_CFLAGS=$(FINAL_CFLAGS) >> .make-settings
  	echo PREV_FINAL_LDFLAGS=$(FINAL_LDFLAGS) >> .make-settings
 -	-(cd ../deps && $(MAKE) $(DEPENDENCY_TARGETS))
-+	-(cd ../deps && $(MAKE) CC=$(CC) $(DEPENDENCY_TARGETS))
++	-(cd ../deps && $(MAKE) CC="$(CC)" $(DEPENDENCY_TARGETS))
  
  .PHONY: persist-settings