diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.alpha b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.alpha
index d15f96d05fac..9e64f926e89d 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.alpha
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.alpha
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NATIVE_EMULATION=	elf64alpha_fbsd
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
 CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_EMULATION=\"${NATIVE_EMULATION}\"
 CFLAGS+= -DTARGET=\"${TARGET_TUPLE}\"
-_alpha_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib:${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
+_alpha_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib\":\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
 .else
 _alpha_path=	\"/usr/cross/alpha-freebsd/usr/lib\"
 .endif
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.amd64 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.amd64
index 3e63a8f516ce..cbb243370701 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.amd64
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.amd64
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ NATIVE_EMULATION=	elf_x86_64_fbsd
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
 CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_EMULATION=\"${NATIVE_EMULATION}\"
 CFLAGS+= -DTARGET=\"${TARGET_TUPLE}\"
-_amd64_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib:${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
+_amd64_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib\":\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
 EMS+=		${NATIVE_EMULATION}
 LDSCRIPTS+=	${NATIVE_EMULATION}.x ${NATIVE_EMULATION}.xbn ${NATIVE_EMULATION}.xn ${NATIVE_EMULATION}.xr \
 		${NATIVE_EMULATION}.xs ${NATIVE_EMULATION}.xu ${NATIVE_EMULATION}.xc ${NATIVE_EMULATION}.xsc
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.i386 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.i386
index b959aaf356be..d21ee42fcc62 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.i386
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.i386
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NATIVE_EMULATION=	elf_i386_fbsd
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
 CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_EMULATION=\"${NATIVE_EMULATION}\"
 CFLAGS+= -DTARGET=\"${TARGET_TUPLE}\"
-_i386_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib:${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
+_i386_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib\":\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
 .else
 _i386_path=	\"/usr/cross/i386-freebsd/usr/lib\"
 .endif
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.ia64 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.ia64
index d5d3d1c7a792..d10937d391ed 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.ia64
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.ia64
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NATIVE_EMULATION=	elf64_ia64_fbsd
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
 CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_EMULATION=\"${NATIVE_EMULATION}\"
 CFLAGS+= -DTARGET=\"${TARGET_TUPLE}\"
-_ia64_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib:${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
+_ia64_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib\":\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
 .else
 _ia64_path=	\"/usr/cross/ia64-freebsd/usr/lib\"
 .endif
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.powerpc b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.powerpc
index ee5a258a6aa6..12a2bac24f91 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NATIVE_EMULATION=	elf32ppc
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
 CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_EMULATION=\"${NATIVE_EMULATION}\"
 CFLAGS+= -DTARGET=\"${TARGET_TUPLE}\"
-_powerpc_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib:${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
+_powerpc_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib\":\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
 .else
 _powerpc_path=	\"/usr/cross/powerpc-freebsd/usr/lib\"
 .endif
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.sparc64 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.sparc64
index 9b7f7fd9b406..ab39e596a115 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.sparc64
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.sparc64
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NATIVE_EMULATION=	elf64_sparc_fbsd
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
 CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_EMULATION=\"${NATIVE_EMULATION}\"
 CFLAGS+= -DTARGET=\"${TARGET_TUPLE}\"
-_sparc_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib:${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
+_sparc_path=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib\":\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
 .else
 _sparc_path=	\"/usr/cross/sparc-freebsd/usr/lib\"
 .endif