diff --git a/dev-libs/libaio/libaio-0.3.112.ebuild b/dev-libs/libaio/libaio-0.3.112.ebuild
index 8c82444565a2e..dd90b717f5d97 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libaio/libaio-0.3.112.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/libaio/libaio-0.3.112.ebuild
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 	if use arm ; then
 		# When building for thumb, we can't allow frame pointers.
 		# http://crbug.com/464517
-		if "$(tc-getCPP)" ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} - <<<$'#ifndef __thumb__\n#error\n#endif' >&/dev/null ; then
+		if $(tc-getCPP) ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} - <<<$'#ifndef __thumb__\n#error\n#endif' >&/dev/null ; then
 			append-flags -fomit-frame-pointer
 		fi
 	fi
diff --git a/dev-libs/libaio/libaio-9999.ebuild b/dev-libs/libaio/libaio-9999.ebuild
index 87ca662c92c69..cd86a0c918f68 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libaio/libaio-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/libaio/libaio-9999.ebuild
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 	if use arm ; then
 		# When building for thumb, we can't allow frame pointers.
 		# http://crbug.com/464517
-		if "$(tc-getCPP)" ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} - <<<$'#ifndef __thumb__\n#error\n#endif' >&/dev/null ; then
+		if $(tc-getCPP) ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} - <<<$'#ifndef __thumb__\n#error\n#endif' >&/dev/null ; then
 			append-flags -fomit-frame-pointer
 		fi
 	fi