diff --git a/qb/qb.comp.sh b/qb/qb.comp.sh
index fe97bdbedd..30e8314781 100644
--- a/qb/qb.comp.sh
+++ b/qb/qb.comp.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cc_works=0
 if [ "$CC" ]; then
 	"$CC" -o "$TEMP_EXE" "$TEMP_C" >/dev/null 2>&1 && cc_works=1
 else
-	for CC in ${CC:=$(which ${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc ${CROSS_COMPILE}cc ${CROSS_COMPILE}clang 2>/dev/null)} ''; do
+	for CC in $(printf %s "${CC:=$(which ${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc ${CROSS_COMPILE}cc ${CROSS_COMPILE}clang 2>/dev/null)}") ''; do
 		"$CC" -o "$TEMP_EXE" "$TEMP_C" >/dev/null 2>&1 && cc_works=1 && break
 	done
 fi
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ cxx_works=0
 if [ "$CXX" ]; then
 	"$CXX" -o "$TEMP_EXE" "$TEMP_CXX" >/dev/null 2>&1 && cxx_works=1
 else
-	for CXX in ${CXX:=$(which ${CROSS_COMPILE}g++ ${CROSS_COMPILE}c++ ${CROSS_COMPILE}clang++ 2>/dev/null)} ''; do
+	for CXX in $(printf %s "${CXX:=$(which ${CROSS_COMPILE}g++ ${CROSS_COMPILE}c++ ${CROSS_COMPILE}clang++ 2>/dev/null)}") ''; do
 		"$CXX" -o "$TEMP_EXE" "$TEMP_CXX" >/dev/null 2>&1 && cxx_works=1 && break
 	done
 fi