diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/Makefile
index 2956584e1e37..75af864e07b6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include ../lib.mk
 
 .PHONY: all clean
 
-CAN_BUILD_X86_64 := $(shell ../x86/check_cc.sh $(CC) \
+CAN_BUILD_X86_64 := $(shell ../x86/check_cc.sh "$(CC)" \
 			    ../x86/trivial_64bit_program.c)
 
 ifndef OBJCOPY