diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f07f0f04475..c94559a97dca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ stackp-flags-$(CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG)      := -fstack-protector-strong
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(stackp-flags-y)
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_WERROR) += -Werror
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(KBUILD_CFLAGS-y) $(CONFIG_CC_IMPLICIT_FALLTHROUGH:"%"=%)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(KBUILD_CFLAGS-y) $(CONFIG_CC_IMPLICIT_FALLTHROUGH)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -Qunused-arguments