diff --git a/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk b/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
--- a/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
+++ b/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
       OPTIMIZATION := $$($1_OPTIMIZATION), \
       CFLAGS := $$(CFLAGS_JDKEXE) \
           $(LAUNCHER_CFLAGS) \
-          $(VERSION_CFLAGS) \
+          $(subst $(COMMA),$(DOLLAR)(COMMA),$(VERSION_CFLAGS)) \
           -DLAUNCHER_NAME='"$(LAUNCHER_NAME)"' \
           -DPROGNAME='"$1"' \
           $$($1_CFLAGS), \