diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/meson.build b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/meson.build
index dfe412800ff4..6c0a18016203 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/meson.build
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ project(
             '-DCCTB_PROJECT=cctools',
             '-DCCTB_PROJVERS=cctools-@version@',
             '-DCCTB_VERSION=@version@',
-            '-DCURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION=cctools-@version@',
+            '-DCURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION="cctools-@version@"',
             '-DCODEDIRECTORY_SUPPORT',
             '-DLTO_SUPPORT',
         ],