diff --git a/android/apps/CVCamera/Makefile b/android/apps/CVCamera/Makefile
index f1861aa720..7beb94cb70 100644
--- a/android/apps/CVCamera/Makefile
+++ b/android/apps/CVCamera/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $(info gedit $(LOCAL_ENV_MK))
 $(error Please setup the $(LOCAL_ENV_MK) - the default was just created')
 endif
 ifndef ARM_TARGETS
-ARM_TARGETS=armeabi armeabi-v7a
+ARM_TARGETS="armeabi armeabi-v7a"
 endif
 ANDROID_NDK_BASE = $(ANDROID_NDK_ROOT)
 
diff --git a/android/apps/CVCamera/sample.local.env.mk b/android/apps/CVCamera/sample.local.env.mk
index d20c1b05b1..b0cf78fd36 100644
--- a/android/apps/CVCamera/sample.local.env.mk
+++ b/android/apps/CVCamera/sample.local.env.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #location of android-opencv port of OpenCV to android
 OPENCV_CONFIG=../../build/android-opencv.mk
 ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$(HOME)/android-ndk-r4-crystax
-ARM_TARGETS=armeabi armeabi-v7a
+ARM_TARGETS="armeabi armeabi-v7a"