2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
index 4d16b2674c..9888cd52cb 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
@@ -318,6 +318,11 @@ def parse_makefile(fn, g=None):
 
     fp.close()
 
+    # strip spurious spaces
+    for k, v in done.items():
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            done[k] = v.strip()
+
     # save the results in the global dictionary
     g.update(done)
     return g
diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.py b/Lib/sysconfig.py
index 4559cd712a..b8880f5355 100644
--- a/Lib/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.py
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ def _parse_makefile(filename, vars=None):
             else:
                 # bogus variable reference; just drop it since we can't deal
                 del notdone[name]
+    # strip spurious spaces
+    for k, v in done.items():
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            done[k] = v.strip()
+
     # save the results in the global dictionary
     vars.update(done)
     return vars