diff --git a/config/expandlibs_exec.py b/config/expandlibs_exec.py
index afc0fc8fd60d..50e338bdbcda 100644
--- a/config/expandlibs_exec.py
+++ b/config/expandlibs_exec.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class ExpandArgsMore(ExpandArgs):
         if not len(objs): return
         fd, tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".list",dir=os.curdir)
         if conf.EXPAND_LIBS_LIST_STYLE == "linkerscript":
-            content = ["INPUT(%s)\n" % obj for obj in objs]
+            content = ['INPUT("%s")\n' % obj for obj in objs]
             ref = tmp
         elif conf.EXPAND_LIBS_LIST_STYLE == "list":
             content = ["%s\n" % obj for obj in objs]
diff --git a/config/tests/unit-expandlibs.py b/config/tests/unit-expandlibs.py
index f7154c67fc53..a96b38547a48 100644
--- a/config/tests/unit-expandlibs.py
+++ b/config/tests/unit-expandlibs.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class TestExpandArgsMore(TestExpandInit):
             if config.EXPAND_LIBS_LIST_STYLE == "linkerscript":
                 self.assertNotEqual(args[3][0], '@')
                 filename = args[3]
-                content = ["INPUT(%s)" % relativize(f) for f in objs]
+                content = ['INPUT("%s")' % relativize(f) for f in objs]
                 with open(filename, 'r') as f:
                     self.assertEqual([l.strip() for l in f.readlines() if len(l.strip())], content)
             elif config.EXPAND_LIBS_LIST_STYLE == "list":
diff --git a/js/src/config/expandlibs_exec.py b/js/src/config/expandlibs_exec.py
index afc0fc8fd60d..50e338bdbcda 100644
--- a/js/src/config/expandlibs_exec.py
+++ b/js/src/config/expandlibs_exec.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class ExpandArgsMore(ExpandArgs):
         if not len(objs): return
         fd, tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".list",dir=os.curdir)
         if conf.EXPAND_LIBS_LIST_STYLE == "linkerscript":
-            content = ["INPUT(%s)\n" % obj for obj in objs]
+            content = ['INPUT("%s")\n' % obj for obj in objs]
             ref = tmp
         elif conf.EXPAND_LIBS_LIST_STYLE == "list":
             content = ["%s\n" % obj for obj in objs]