diff --git a/arch/8051/src/Makefile b/arch/8051/src/Makefile
index f228b46972f..0f1b1b85773 100644
--- a/arch/8051/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/8051/src/Makefile
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ up_mem.h: pass1.mem
 # Combine all objects in this directory into a library
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): up_mem.h $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 # This is a kludge to work around some conflicting symbols in libsdcc.liXqueb
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/Makefile b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
index 243b5761ea1..ba506d4da18 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/avr/src/Makefile b/arch/avr/src/Makefile
index 067a99c3729..462968ed53c 100644
--- a/arch/avr/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr/src/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/hc/src/Makefile b/arch/hc/src/Makefile
index 13788b71df3..0ada6c4c2c2 100644
--- a/arch/hc/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/hc/src/Makefile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/mips/src/Makefile b/arch/mips/src/Makefile
index c4a73e39232..057b95d220e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/src/Makefile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/rgmp/src/Makefile b/arch/rgmp/src/Makefile
index 4df7a9ce614..7650a0a942a 100644
--- a/arch/rgmp/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/rgmp/src/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $(COBJS) $(LINKOBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 # The architecture-specific library
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 # Generate the final NuttX binary by linking the host-specific objects with the NuttX
 # specific objects (with munged names)
diff --git a/arch/sh/src/Makefile b/arch/sh/src/Makefile
index c096bb0da4b..132ca4610ed 100644
--- a/arch/sh/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/src/Makefile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/Makefile b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
index d46defe135f..a5d6100a3f3 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ $(HOSTOBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 # The architecture-specific library
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(NUTTXOBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(NUTTXOBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(NUTTXOBJS))
 
 # The "board"-specific library. Of course, there really are no boards in
 # the simulation.  However, this is a good place to keep parts of the simulation
diff --git a/arch/x86/src/Makefile b/arch/x86/src/Makefile
index 7ee92e8384e..19193709cc9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/src/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/z16/src/Makefile b/arch/z16/src/Makefile
index 3e2f487ffa4..a2a441f7421 100644
--- a/arch/z16/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/z16/src/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	@$(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)
diff --git a/arch/z80/src/Makefile.sdcc b/arch/z80/src/Makefile.sdcc
index 5527bcb55c7..7c9f45a6c7c 100644
--- a/arch/z80/src/Makefile.sdcc
+++ b/arch/z80/src/Makefile.sdcc
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ endif
 # Combine all objects in this directory into a library
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): up_mem.h asm_mem.h $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 # This builds the libboard library in the board/ subdirectory 
 
diff --git a/arch/z80/src/Makefile.zdsii b/arch/z80/src/Makefile.zdsii
index 93d80d2ddb0..666af89452c 100644
--- a/arch/z80/src/Makefile.zdsii
+++ b/arch/z80/src/Makefile.zdsii
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 libarch$(LIBEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, "$(OBJS)")
+	$(call ARCHIVE, $@, $(OBJS))
 
 board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C board TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libboard$(LIBEXT) EXTRADEFINES=$(EXTRADEFINES)