diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
index 2695b6a8be..c8d8e06483 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_C_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 # compile a C file into an object file
 IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT)
   SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT
-    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> -o <OBJECT>  <FLAGS> -c <SOURCE>")
+    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT>   -c <SOURCE>")
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT)
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE)
   SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE
-    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <FLAGS> <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE)
 
 IF(CMAKE_USER_MAKE_RULES_OVERRIDE)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
index 16a010f70b..eefc5f80a6 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 # compile a C++ file into an object file
 IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OBJECT)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OBJECT
-    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> -o <OBJECT> <FLAGS> -c <SOURCE>")
+    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER>  <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT> -c <SOURCE>")
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OBJECT)
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE
-    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER>  <FLAGS> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE)
 
 IF(CMAKE_USER_MAKE_RULES_OVERRIDE)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake
index 3f0126cc07..a575789e7e 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ SET(CMAKE_C_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY})
 
 # compile a C++ file into an object file
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OBJECT
-    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER>  ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} /nologo /TP -DWIN32 /Fo<OBJECT> <FLAGS> -c <SOURCE>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
+    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER>  ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE}  <FLAGS> /nologo /TP -DWIN32 /Fo<OBJECT> -c <SOURCE>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
 # compile a C file into an object file
 SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT
-    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} /nologo -DWIN32 /Fo<OBJECT>  <FLAGS> -c <SOURCE>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
+    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} <FLAGS> /nologo -DWIN32 /Fo<OBJECT>   -c <SOURCE>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
 
 SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE