1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV.rb
index 4f0eebf27..5fe2ec887 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV.rb
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@ module HomebrewEnvExtension
       self[key] = value
     end
   end
-  def append key, value
+  def append key, value, separator = ' '
     ref=self[key]
     if ref.nil? or ref.empty?
       self[key]=value
     else
-      self[key]=ref+' '+value
+      self[key]=ref + separator + value
     end
   end
   def append_to_cflags f