diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 2554a15ecf2b..76ca30cc4791 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -199,11 +199,8 @@ sub_cmd_record_mcount = perl $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl "$(ARCH)" \
 	"$(if $(part-of-module),1,0)" "$(@)";
 recordmcount_source := $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl
 endif # BUILD_C_RECORDMCOUNT
-cmd_record_mcount =						\
-	if [ "$(findstring $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE),$(_c_flags))" =	\
-	     "$(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)" ]; then			\
-		$(sub_cmd_record_mcount)			\
-	fi
+cmd_record_mcount = $(if $(findstring $(strip $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)),$(_c_flags)),	\
+	$(sub_cmd_record_mcount))
 endif # CC_USING_RECORD_MCOUNT
 endif # CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD