diff --git a/Modules/CMakeRCInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeRCInformation.cmake
index 1227fdf263..7bf6567752 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeRCInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeRCInformation.cmake
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_FLAG_RC "-I")
 # compile a Resource file into an object file
 if(NOT CMAKE_RC_COMPILE_OBJECT)
   set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILE_OBJECT
-    "<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> /fo<OBJECT> <SOURCE>")
+    "<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> /fo <OBJECT> <SOURCE>")
 endif()
 
 # set this variable so we can avoid loading this more than once.
diff --git a/Source/cmcldeps.cxx b/Source/cmcldeps.cxx
index 1a10666c57..19d0d38438 100644
--- a/Source/cmcldeps.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmcldeps.cxx
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ int main()
 
     std::string clrest = rest;
     // rc: /fo x.dir\x.rc.res  ->  cl: /out:x.dir\x.rc.res.dep.obj
-    clrest = replace(clrest, "/fo", "/out:");
+    clrest = replace(clrest, "/fo ", "/out:");
     clrest = replace(clrest, objfile, objfile + ".dep.obj ");
 
     cl = "\"" + cl + "\" /P /DRC_INVOKED /TC ";
diff --git a/Source/cmcmd.cxx b/Source/cmcmd.cxx
index adfce37441..28f5e080a8 100644
--- a/Source/cmcmd.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmcmd.cxx
@@ -1830,7 +1830,8 @@ int cmVSLink::LinkIncremental()
   // Compile the resource file.
   std::vector<std::string> rcCommand;
   rcCommand.push_back(this->RcPath.empty() ? "rc" : this->RcPath);
-  rcCommand.push_back("/fo" + this->ManifestFileRes);
+  rcCommand.emplace_back("/fo");
+  rcCommand.push_back(this->ManifestFileRes);
   rcCommand.push_back(this->ManifestFileRC);
   if (!RunCommand("RC Pass 1", rcCommand, this->Verbose, FORMAT_DECIMAL)) {
     return -1;