diff --git a/submodules/build/builders.d/libxml2.mk b/submodules/build/builders.d/libxml2.mk
index d30c6d369..aa91779f1 100644
--- a/submodules/build/builders.d/libxml2.mk
+++ b/submodules/build/builders.d/libxml2.mk
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 ############################################################################
 libxml2_dir?=externals/libxml2
 
-libxml2_configure_options= \
-	--enable-static --disable-shared \ 
-	--disable-rebuild-docs --enable-rebuild-docs=no --with-iconv=no --with-python=no --with-zlib=no
+libxml2_configure_options= --enable-static --disable-shared
+libxml2_configure_options+= --disable-rebuild-docs --enable-rebuild-docs=no --with-iconv=no --with-python=no --with-zlib=no
 
 $(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir)/patched.stamp:
 	cd $(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir) \
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ $(BUILDER_BUILD_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir)/Makefile: $(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir)/
 	mkdir -p $(BUILDER_BUILD_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir)
 	cd $(BUILDER_BUILD_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir) \
 	&& PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(prefix)/lib/pkgconfig CONFIG_SITE=$(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/build/$(config_site) \
-	$(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir)/configure -prefix=$(prefix) --host=$(host) ${library_mode} $(libxml2_configure_options)
+	$(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir)/configure -prefix=$(prefix) --host=$(host) ${library_mode} ${libxml2_configure_options}
 
 build-libxml2: $(BUILDER_BUILD_DIR)/$(libxml2_dir)/Makefile
 	@echo -e "\033[01;32m building libxml2 \033[0m"