diff --git a/payloads/coreinfo/Makefile b/payloads/coreinfo/Makefile
index a3a02c254c..c9f5c10c6f 100644
--- a/payloads/coreinfo/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/coreinfo/Makefile
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ CC := $(CC_$(ARCH-y))
 AS := $(AS_$(ARCH-y))
 OBJCOPY := $(OBJCOPY_$(ARCH-y))
 
-LPCC := CC=$(CC) $(LIBPAYLOAD_DIR)/libpayload/bin/lpgcc
-LPAS := AS=$(AS) $(LIBPAYLOAD_DIR)/libpayload/bin/lpas
+LPCC := CC="$(CC)" $(LIBPAYLOAD_DIR)/libpayload/bin/lpgcc
+LPAS := AS="$(AS)" $(LIBPAYLOAD_DIR)/libpayload/bin/lpas
 
 CFLAGS += -Wall -Werror -Os -fno-builtin $(CFLAGS_$(ARCH-y)) $(INCLUDES)