diff --git a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.18.0.ebuild b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.18.0.ebuild
index 570f846d64..35176fe57b 100644
--- a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.18.0.ebuild
+++ b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.18.0.ebuild
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ declare -rgA CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 add_cpu_features_use() {
 	for flag in "${!CPU_FEATURES[@]}"; do
-		IFS=$';' read -r arch use <<< "${CPU_FEATURES[${flag}]}"
+		IFS=$';' read -rd '' arch use < <(printf %s "${CPU_FEATURES[${flag}]}")
 		IUSE+=" cpu_flags_${arch}_${use:-${flag,,}}"
 	done
 }
diff --git a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.20.3.ebuild b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.20.3.ebuild
index 0cb7b8bcf1..0d3867bc92 100644
--- a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.20.3.ebuild
+++ b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.20.3.ebuild
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ declare -rgA CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 add_cpu_features_use() {
 	for flag in "${!CPU_FEATURES[@]}"; do
-		IFS=$';' read -r arch use <<< "${CPU_FEATURES[${flag}]}"
+		IFS=$';' read -rd '' arch use < <(printf %s "${CPU_FEATURES[${flag}]}")
 		IUSE+=" cpu_flags_${arch}_${use:-${flag,,}}"
 	done
 }
diff --git a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.21.2.ebuild b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.21.2.ebuild
index 1ebf6f9472..7623be9d49 100644
--- a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.21.2.ebuild
+++ b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.21.2.ebuild
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ declare -rgA CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 add_cpu_features_use() {
 	for flag in "${!CPU_FEATURES[@]}"; do
-		IFS=$';' read -r arch use <<< "${CPU_FEATURES[${flag}]}"
+		IFS=$';' read -rd '' arch use < <(printf %s "${CPU_FEATURES[${flag}]}")
 		IUSE+=" cpu_flags_${arch}_${use:-${flag,,}}"
 	done
 }
diff --git a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
index 965eb534c0..0f21454036 100644
--- a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ declare -rgA CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 add_cpu_features_use() {
 	for flag in "${!CPU_FEATURES[@]}"; do
-		IFS=$';' read -r arch use <<< "${CPU_FEATURES[${flag}]}"
+		IFS=$';' read -rd '' arch use < <(printf %s "${CPU_FEATURES[${flag}]}")
 		IUSE+=" cpu_flags_${arch}_${use:-${flag,,}}"
 	done
 }