diff --git a/Modules/CPackComponent.cmake b/Modules/CPackComponent.cmake
index 038a71734..6a330867e 100644
--- a/Modules/CPackComponent.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CPackComponent.cmake
@@ -360,6 +360,20 @@ macro(cpack_append_string_variable_set_command var strvar)
   endif ()
 endmacro()
 
+# Macro that appends a SET command for the given list variable name (var)
+# to the macro named strvar, but only if the variable named "var"
+# has been defined. It's like add variable, but wrap each item to quotes.
+# The string will eventually be appended to a CPack configuration file.
+macro(cpack_append_list_variable_set_command var strvar)
+  if (DEFINED ${var})
+    string(APPEND ${strvar} "set(${var}")
+    foreach(_val IN LISTS ${var})
+      string(APPEND ${strvar} "\n  \"${_val}\"")
+    endforeach()
+    string(APPEND ${strvar} ")\n")
+  endif ()
+endmacro()
+
 # Macro that appends a SET command for the given variable name (var)
 # to the macro named strvar, but only if the variable named "var"
 # has been set to true. The string will eventually be
diff --git a/Modules/CPackIFW.cmake b/Modules/CPackIFW.cmake
index 083fc28ae..2f0e03efd 100644
--- a/Modules/CPackIFW.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CPackIFW.cmake
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ macro(cpack_ifw_configure_component compname)
   endforeach()
 
   foreach(_IFW_ARG_NAME ${_IFW_MULTI_ARGS})
-  cpack_append_variable_set_command(
+  cpack_append_list_variable_set_command(
     CPACK_IFW_COMPONENT_${_CPACK_IFWCOMP_UNAME}_${_IFW_ARG_NAME}
     _CPACK_IFWCOMP_STR)
   endforeach()
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ macro(cpack_ifw_configure_component_group grpname)
   endforeach()
 
   foreach(_IFW_ARG_NAME ${_IFW_MULTI_ARGS})
-  cpack_append_variable_set_command(
+  cpack_append_list_variable_set_command(
     CPACK_IFW_COMPONENT_GROUP_${_CPACK_IFWGRP_UNAME}_${_IFW_ARG_NAME}
     _CPACK_IFWGRP_STR)
   endforeach()