diff --git a/buildout/software-profiles/gcc.cfg b/buildout/software-profiles/gcc.cfg
index c474d29221444f7ab72a1abe2e24edf1ec6e66f2..c0e081952fc27999d5a11d7c16c2095bdf485242 100644
--- a/buildout/software-profiles/gcc.cfg
+++ b/buildout/software-profiles/gcc.cfg
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ depends =
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
 path = ${gcc-java-source:location}
 md5sum = bb3265edf0fa7543e50cedb93e04e427
-configure-command = make clean ; ./configure
+configure-command = make clean \\; ./configure
 # GMP does not correctly detect achitecture so it have to be given
 # as hexagonit.recipe.cmmi is using shell expansion in subproceses
 # backticks are working