diff --git a/scripts/nmk/scripts/build.mk b/scripts/nmk/scripts/build.mk
index 18315fa06..1860d5864 100644
--- a/scripts/nmk/scripts/build.mk
+++ b/scripts/nmk/scripts/build.mk
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ define gen-host-rules
         cleanup-y += $(call cleanify,$(addprefix $(obj)/,$($(1)-objs)))
 $(obj)/$(1): $(addprefix $(obj)/,$($(1)-objs)) $(src-makefile)
 	$$(call msg-host-link, $$@)
-	$$(Q) $$(HOSTCC) $$(HOSTCFLAGS) $(addprefix $(obj)/,$($(1)-objs)) $$(HOSTLDFLAGS) $$(HOSTLDFLAGS_$$(@F))-o $$@
+	$$(Q) $$(HOSTCC) $$(HOSTCFLAGS) $(addprefix $(obj)/,$($(1)-objs)) $$(HOSTLDFLAGS) $$(HOSTLDFLAGS_$$(@F)) -o $$@
 all-y += $(obj)/$(1)
 cleanup-y += $(obj)/$(1)
 endef