diff --git a/squeeze/Makefile b/squeeze/Makefile
index 0d53ff88..2216d84c 100755
--- a/squeeze/Makefile
+++ b/squeeze/Makefile
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ifneq ($(ARCHES),source)
 		$(BASEDIR)/tools/generate_di+k_list
 ifeq ($(FORCE_FIRMWARE),1)
        # Generate firmware task file using the contents of the archive
-       $(Q)$(BASEDIR)/tools/generate_firmware_task $(ARCHES) $(TASKDIR)/firmware
+       $(Q)$(BASEDIR)/tools/generate_firmware_task "$(ARCHES)" $(TASKDIR)/firmware
 endif
 endif
 $(BDIR)/DATE: