diff --git a/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-0.28.0.ebuild b/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-0.28.0.ebuild
index 1768c08d86..c15fd2446e 100644
--- a/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-0.28.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-0.28.0.ebuild
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ src_test() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)" CC="$(tc-getCC)" CYC_GCC_OPT_FLAGS="${CYC_GCC_OPT_FLAGS}"
+	local myopts=(
+		AR="$(tc-getAR)"
+		CC="$(tc-getCC)"
+		CYC_GCC_OPT_FLAGS="${CYC_GCC_OPT_FLAGS}"
+	)
+	emake "${myopts[@]}"
 }
 
 src_install() {
diff --git a/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-9999.ebuild b/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-9999.ebuild
index 1768c08d86..c15fd2446e 100644
--- a/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-9999.ebuild
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ src_test() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)" CC="$(tc-getCC)" CYC_GCC_OPT_FLAGS="${CYC_GCC_OPT_FLAGS}"
+	local myopts=(
+		AR="$(tc-getAR)"
+		CC="$(tc-getCC)"
+		CYC_GCC_OPT_FLAGS="${CYC_GCC_OPT_FLAGS}"
+	)
+	emake "${myopts[@]}"
 }
 
 src_install() {