diff --git a/apps/system/generic/machine/zynqmp_r5/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/system/generic/machine/zynqmp_r5/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a3a7fbb3..91c0cafe6 100644
--- a/apps/system/generic/machine/zynqmp_r5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/system/generic/machine/zynqmp_r5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ if(NOT DEFINED ${RSC_TABLE})
 endif(NOT DEFINED ${RSC_TABLE})
 
 set (_linker_script "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linker_remote.ld")
-set_property (GLOBAL PROPERTY APP_LINKER_OPT " -Wl,--defsym,_rsc_table=${RSC_TABLE} -T\"${_linker_script}\"")
+set_property (GLOBAL PROPERTY APP_LINKER_OPT "-Wl,--defsym,_rsc_table=${RSC_TABLE} -T\"${_linker_script}\"")
 set (_linker_large_text_script "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linker_large_text.ld")
-set_property (GLOBAL PROPERTY APP_LINKER_LARGE_TEXT_OPT " -Wl,--defsym,_rsc_table=${RSC_TABLE} -T\"${_linker_large_text_script}\"")
+set_property (GLOBAL PROPERTY APP_LINKER_LARGE_TEXT_OPT "-Wl,--defsym,_rsc_table=${RSC_TABLE} -T\"${_linker_large_text_script}\"")
 
 find_path(XIL_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES xparameters.h PATHS ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH})
 collect (PROJECT_INC_DIRS "${XIL_INCLUDE_DIR}")