diff --git a/make/targets-tools.mk b/make/targets-tools.mk
index 9e5e8726..7bf7089d 100644
--- a/make/targets-tools.mk
+++ b/make/targets-tools.mk
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ endif
 clean: objclean textclean localclean profclean clean.link
 
 clean.link:
-	if [ -L $(HDRDIR_SCOPE_SUFFIX) -a "`readlink $(HDRDIR_SCOPE_SUFFIX)`" = . ]; then rm $(HDRDIR_SCOPE_SUFFIX); fi
+	if [ -L "$(HDRDIR_SCOPE_SUFFIX)" -a "`readlink $(HDRDIR_SCOPE_SUFFIX)`" = . ]; then rm $(HDRDIR_SCOPE_SUFFIX); fi