diff --git a/srcpkgs/mdocml/template b/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
index 85e8a176f33..685406f6a16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	sed -i "s,/usr/local,${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr,g" configure
 }
 pre_build() {
-	sed -i "s,CFLAGS.* ,& ${CFLAGS},g" Makefile.local
+	sed -i "s,CFLAGS.* ,& ${CFLAGS} ,g" Makefile.local
 }
 post_install() {
 	# remove devel stuff.