diff --git a/CMakeLists.dist-minimal b/CMakeLists.dist-minimal
index 6b39fa88..97b02447 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.dist-minimal
+++ b/CMakeLists.dist-minimal
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ else()
   list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPERCASE}})
 endif()
 list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS)
+string(REPLACE ";" "" MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS "${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS}")
 add_definitions(-DMDBX_BUILD_FLAGS="${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS}")
 
 # add targets both for shared and static libraries
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f2caae6..af8d9fa6 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ if(options_list)
 endif()
 
 list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS)
+string(REPLACE ";" "" MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS "${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS}")
 if(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
   # add dynamic part via per-configuration define
   message(STATUS "MDBX Compile Flags: ${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS} <AND CONFIGURATION DEPENDENT>")