diff --git a/gcc/PKGBUILD b/gcc/PKGBUILD
index 906ecb13..e15cf63d 100644
--- a/gcc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/gcc/PKGBUILD
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ for opt; do
 	    exit 1;;
   esac
 done
-exec /usr/bin/gcc \$fl \${1+"\$@"}
+exec /usr/bin/gcc $fl ${1+"$@"}
 EOF
 
   cat > ${pkgdir}/usr/bin/c99 <<"EOF"
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ for opt; do
 	    exit 1;;
   esac
 done
-exec /usr/bin/gcc \$fl \${1+"\$@"}
+exec /usr/bin/gcc $fl ${1+"$@"}
 EOF
 
   chmod 755 ${pkgdir}/usr/bin/c{8,9}9