diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 5a9805edec93bcddc8e281dedfec42b0f2939e7c..378b9f3e93215b34f4682af06c2460289f395d0c 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ clean:
 $(LIBBPF): $(wildcard $(LIBBPF_SRC)/*.[ch] $(LIBBPF_SRC)/Makefile) | $(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)
 # Fix up variables inherited from Kbuild that tools/ build system won't like
 	$(MAKE) -C $(LIBBPF_SRC) RM='rm -rf' EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TPROGS_CFLAGS)" \
-		LDFLAGS=$(TPROGS_LDFLAGS) srctree=$(BPF_SAMPLES_PATH)/../../ \
+		LDFLAGS="$(TPROGS_LDFLAGS)" srctree=$(BPF_SAMPLES_PATH)/../../ \
 		O= OUTPUT=$(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)/ DESTDIR=$(LIBBPF_DESTDIR) prefix= \
 		$@ install_headers