--- ./tools/icuinfo/Makefile.in.orig
+++ ./tools/icuinfo/Makefile.in
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 ICUINFO_OPTS=-i ../../data/out/build/$(ICUDATA_PLATFORM_NAME)
 
-CPPFLAGS+=  -DU_PLATFORM=\"@platform@\"  -DU_BUILD=\"@build@\" -DU_HOST=\"@host@\" -DU_CC=\"@CC@\" -DU_CXX=\"@CXX@\"
+CPPFLAGS+=  -DU_PLATFORM=\"@platform@\"  -DU_BUILD=\"@build@\" -DU_HOST=\"@host@\" '-DU_CC="@CC@"' '-DU_CXX="@CXX@"'
 # -DENABLE_RELEASE=@ENABLE_RELEASE@ -DENABLE_DEBUG=@ENABLE_DEBUG@ "