diff --git a/root-packages/testdisk/build.sh b/root-packages/testdisk/build.sh
index 04aa41a88..7a07bfc5a 100644
--- a/root-packages/testdisk/build.sh
+++ b/root-packages/testdisk/build.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 --without-ntfs3g
 --without-ntfs
 --without-reiserfs
-CXXLIBS=-lncurses -ltinfo
-CXXFLAGS=-Wall
+CXXLIBS="-lncurses -ltinfo"
+CXXFLAGS="-Wall"
 "
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=true