diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2509b58..aa0d3ab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 space +=
 comma := ,
 
+strip_quotes = $(strip $(subst ",,$(1))) #"
+
 $(foreach dep,$($(name)-deplibs), \
 	$(eval -include $($(dep)-dir)/config))
 -include $(cnf)