diff --git a/env/target-win.mk b/env/target-win.mk
index 4fba9f1a7..2a204c214 100644
--- a/env/target-win.mk
+++ b/env/target-win.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ include $(pwd)/target-gnu.mk
 define _
 more/$(1) := -target $(1)-pc-windows-gnu
 more/$(1) += --sysroot $(CURDIR)/$(output)/$(1)/mingw$(bits/$(1))
-temp := $(shell which $(1)-w64-mingw32-ld)
+temp := $$(shell which $(1)-w64-mingw32-ld)
 ifeq ($$(temp),)
 $$(error $(1)-w64-mingw32-ld must be on your path)
 endif