diff --git a/srcpkgs/signify/template b/srcpkgs/signify/template
index 4e9c00f43e0..a7699001b34 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/signify/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/signify/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ wrksrc="${_pkgname}-${version}"
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i 's|^mandir=${prefix}/man|mandir=${prefix}/share/man|g' Makefile
-	sed -i "s|^CC=gcc|CC=$CC|g;s|CFLAGS=|CFLAGS=$CFLAGS|g" Makefile
+	sed -i "s|^CC=gcc|CC=$CC|g;s|CFLAGS=|CFLAGS=$CFLAGS |g" Makefile
 }
 
 post_install() {