diff --git a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-embedded.inc b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-embedded.inc
index 05803d1..9c5b4af 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-embedded.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-embedded.inc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ QT_BASE_LIB  ?= "libqt-embedded"
 SRC_URI += "file://qte.sh"
 
 QT_CONFIG_FLAGS += " \
-    -embedded ${QT_ARCH} \
+    -embedded $QT_ARCH \
     -qtlibinfix ${QT_LIBINFIX} \
     -plugin-gfx-transformed -plugin-gfx-qvfb -plugin-gfx-vnc -plugin-gfx-directfb \
     -plugin-mouse-tslib -qt-mouse-pc -qt-mouse-qvfb -qt-mouse-linuxinput \