diff --git a/srcpkgs/imv/template b/srcpkgs/imv/template
index e319de5833c..933ca9aec13 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/imv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/imv/template
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=f0b9acd7cff1d2f7301cb5cffb261ace4d0af2003dc4a293d9a37e73074978b7
 
 pre_build() {
-	export CFLAGS+="$(${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/sdl2-config --cflags) -DIMV_VERSION='\"${version}\"'"
-	export LDFLAGS+="$(${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/sdl2-config --libs) -lfreeimage -lSDL2_ttf -lfontconfig -lpthread"
+	export CFLAGS+=" $(${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/sdl2-config --cflags) -DIMV_VERSION='\"${version}\"'"
+	export LDFLAGS+=" $(${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/sdl2-config --libs) -lfreeimage -lSDL2_ttf -lfontconfig -lpthread"
 }