diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 5c8d935c7996..b318b8f7cefd 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ configurePhase() {
     fi
 
     echo "configure flags: $configureFlags ${configureFlagsArray[@]}"
-    $configureScript $configureFlags"${configureFlagsArray[@]}"
+    $configureScript $configureFlags "${configureFlagsArray[@]}"
 
     eval "$postConfigure"
 }