diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 5da789715..6a7bb81ca 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(${CPU_ARCH} STREQUAL "x64")
   target_include_directories(core PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../dep/xbyak/xbyak")
-  target_compile_definitions(core PRIVATE "WITH_RECOMPILER=1 WITH_FASTMEM=1")
+  target_compile_definitions(core PRIVATE "WITH_RECOMPILER=1" "WITH_FASTMEM=1")
   target_sources(core PRIVATE ${RECOMPILER_SRCS}
     cpu_recompiler_code_generator_x64.cpp
   )
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ elseif(${CPU_ARCH} STREQUAL "aarch32")
   target_link_libraries(core PRIVATE vixl)
   message("Building AArch32 recompiler")
 elseif(${CPU_ARCH} STREQUAL "aarch64")
-  target_compile_definitions(core PRIVATE "WITH_RECOMPILER=1 WITH_FASTMEM=1")
+  target_compile_definitions(core PRIVATE "WITH_RECOMPILER=1" "WITH_FASTMEM=1")
   target_sources(core PRIVATE ${RECOMPILER_SRCS}
     cpu_recompiler_code_generator_aarch64.cpp
   )