diff --git a/config/win32-mingw-config.py b/config/win32-mingw-config.py
index d5449397e50..84d836cee9f 100644
--- a/config/win32-mingw-config.py
+++ b/config/win32-mingw-config.py
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ BF_OPENGL_LIB_STATIC = [ '${BF_OPENGL}/lib/libGL.a', '${BF_OPENGL}/lib/libGLU.a'
              '${BF_OPENGL}/lib/libXmu.a', '${BF_OPENGL}/lib/libXext.a',
              '${BF_OPENGL}/lib/libX11.a', '${BF_OPENGL}/lib/libXi.a' ]
 ##
-CC = gcc
-CXX = g++
+CC = 'gcc'
+CXX = 'g++'
 ##ifeq ($CPU),alpha)
 ##   CFLAGS += -pipe -fPIC -funsigned-char -fno-strict-aliasing -mieee