diff --git a/deps/v8/build/common.gypi b/deps/v8/build/common.gypi
index bc366d9ad1..2d8dc11b70 100644
--- a/deps/v8/build/common.gypi
+++ b/deps/v8/build/common.gypi
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
         'target_conditions': [
           ['_toolset=="host"', {
             'variables': {
-              'm32flag': '<!((echo | $(echo ${CXX_host:-$(which g++)}) -m32 -E - > /dev/null 2>&1) && echo -n "-m32" || true)',
+              'm32flag': '<!((echo | $(echo ${CXX_host:-$(which g++)}) -m32 -E - > /dev/null 2>&1) && echo "-m32" || true)',
             },
             'cflags': [ '<(m32flag)' ],
             'ldflags': [ '<(m32flag)' ],
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
           }],
           ['_toolset=="target"', {
             'variables': {
-              'm32flag': '<!((echo | $(echo ${CXX_target:-${CXX:-$(which g++)}}) -m32 -E - > /dev/null 2>&1) && echo -n "-m32" || true)',
+              'm32flag': '<!((echo | $(echo ${CXX_target:-${CXX:-$(which g++)}}) -m32 -E - > /dev/null 2>&1) && echo "-m32" || true)',
             },
             'cflags': [ '<(m32flag)' ],
             'ldflags': [ '<(m32flag)' ],