diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Generic-SDCC-C.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Generic-SDCC-C.cmake
index 9e3f9397c..fe94c3c64 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Generic-SDCC-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Generic-SDCC-C.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SET(CMAKE_AR "${SDCCLIB_EXECUTABLE}" CACHE FILEPATH "The sdcc librarian" FORCE)
 
 # CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT and CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT should be set in a CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR file
 IF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT)
-  SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT -mmcs51 --model-small)
+  SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT "-mmcs51 --model-small")
 ENDIF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT)
 
 IF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT)