diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/IAR-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/IAR-C.cmake
index f1b6ff7692..f65b0c7daa 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/IAR-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/IAR-C.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT             "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <SOURCE> <DEFINES> <I
 set(CMAKE_C_CREATE_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <SOURCE> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> --preprocess=cnl <PREPROCESSED_SOURCE>")
 set(CMAKE_C_CREATE_ASSEMBLY_SOURCE     "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <SOURCE> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> -lAH <ASSEMBLY_SOURCE> -o <OBJECT>.dummy")
 
-set(CMAKE_C_RESPONSE_FILE_LINK_FLAG "-f")
+set(CMAKE_C_RESPONSE_FILE_LINK_FLAG "-f ")
 set(CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_C "--dependencies=ns <DEPFILE>")
 
 # The toolchains for ARM and AVR are quite different:
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/IAR-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/IAR-CXX.cmake
index ffb144f793..f49968e908 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/IAR-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/IAR-CXX.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OBJECT  "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <SOURCE> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES
 set(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <SOURCE> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> --preprocess=cnl <PREPROCESSED_SOURCE>")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_ASSEMBLY_SOURCE     "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <SOURCE> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> -lAH <ASSEMBLY_SOURCE> -o <OBJECT>.dummy")
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_RESPONSE_FILE_LINK_FLAG "-f")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_RESPONSE_FILE_LINK_FLAG "-f ")
 set(CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_CXX "--dependencies=ns <DEPFILE>")
 
 if("${IAR_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE}" STREQUAL "ARM")