diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 691dba474..164ae2603 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test:
 	make -C test
 
 saithrift-build:
-	SAIRPC_EXTRA_LIBS="$(SAIRPC_EXTRA_LIBS)" GEN_SAIRPC_OPTS=$(GEN_SAIRPC_OPTS) make -C $(SAITHRIFT_PATH)
+	SAIRPC_EXTRA_LIBS="$(SAIRPC_EXTRA_LIBS)" GEN_SAIRPC_OPTS="$(GEN_SAIRPC_OPTS)" make -C $(SAITHRIFT_PATH)
 
 saithrift-install: saithrift-build
 	make -C $(SAITHRIFT_PATH) install