diff --git a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
index 1fab6362665..4227614b0e3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fi
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*)	# Broken unit tests
-		CXXFLAGS+="-DDISABLE_CVE_TESTS=1"
+		CXXFLAGS+=" -DDISABLE_CVE_TESTS=1"
 		makedepends+=" clucene-devel"
 		;;
 	*-musl)	# use shipped clucene, because CLucene/analysis/cjk/CJKAnalyzer.h