diff --git a/meta/packages/binutils/binutils.inc b/meta/packages/binutils/binutils.inc
index e0440b370a..6f0b0b3040 100644
--- a/meta/packages/binutils/binutils.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/binutils/binutils.inc
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ export LD_FOR_TARGET = "${TARGET_PREFIX}ld"
 export NM_FOR_TARGET = "${TARGET_PREFIX}nm"
 export RANLIB_FOR_TARGET = "${TARGET_PREFIX}ranlib"
 
-export CC_FOR_HOST = "${CCACHE} ${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_ARCH}"
-export CXX_FOR_HOST = "${CCACHE} ${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_ARCH}"
+export CC_FOR_HOST = "${CCACHE}${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_ARCH}"
+export CXX_FOR_HOST = "${CCACHE}${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_ARCH}"
 
 export CC_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CC}"
 export CPP_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CPP}"
 export CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CFLAGS}"
 
-export CC = "${CCACHE} ${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_ARCH}"
+export CC = "${CCACHE}${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_ARCH}"
 
 do_configure () {
 	(cd ${S}; gnu-configize) || die "Failed to run gnu-configize"