diff --git a/cmake/FindLame.cmake b/cmake/FindLame.cmake
index 5248a0bd82a..2f94fe4ffc3 100644
--- a/cmake/FindLame.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindLame.cmake
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ file(
   #include <lame/lame.h>
   int main (int argc, char **argv)
   {
-    printf(get_lame_short_version());
+    printf(\"%s\", get_lame_short_version());
   }
   ")
 if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)