diff --git a/CMake/cotire.cmake b/CMake/cotire.cmake
index cc6bbb4..50dc362 100644
--- a/CMake/cotire.cmake
+++ b/CMake/cotire.cmake
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ macro (cotire_add_includes_to_cmd _cmdVar _language _includeSystemFlag _includes
 		else()
 			list(FIND ${_systemIncludesVar} ${_include} _index)
 			if(_index GREATER -1 AND NOT "${_includeSystemFlag}" STREQUAL "")
-			        list (APPEND ${_cmdVar} "${_includeSystemFlag} ${_include}")
+			        list (APPEND ${_cmdVar} "${_includeSystemFlag}${_include}")
 			else()
 				list (APPEND ${_cmdVar} "-I${_include}")
 			endif()
@@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ function (cotire_generate_target_script _language _configurations _targetSourceD
 	get_target_property(COTIRE_TARGET_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_INCLUDES ${_target} COTIRE_UNITY_SOURCE_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_INCLUDES)
 	cotire_get_source_files_undefs(COTIRE_UNITY_SOURCE_PRE_UNDEFS COTIRE_TARGET_SOURCES_PRE_UNDEFS ${COTIRE_TARGET_SOURCES})
 	cotire_get_source_files_undefs(COTIRE_UNITY_SOURCE_POST_UNDEFS COTIRE_TARGET_SOURCES_POST_UNDEFS ${COTIRE_TARGET_SOURCES})
-	set (COTIRE_INCLUDE_SYSTEM_FLAG ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_SYSTEM_FLAG_${_language}})
+	string (STRIP "${CMAKE_INCLUDE_SYSTEM_FLAG_${_language}}" COTIRE_INCLUDE_SYSTEM_FLAG)
 	set (COTIRE_TARGET_CONFIGURATION_TYPES "${_configurations}")
 	foreach (_config ${_configurations})
 		string (TOUPPER "${_config}" _upperConfig)