diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/hardware.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/hardware.rb
index d7c3f76d95326..1bfd2feea075c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/hardware.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/hardware.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def self.rustflags_target_cpu(version = nil)
       MacOS.version
     end
     if Hardware::CPU.intel? && version >= :mojave
-      "-Ctarget-cpu=nehalem"
+      "'-Ctarget-cpu=nehalem'"
     else
       generic_rustflags_target_cpu
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 46a68eb38f601..0ddd74cc6c442 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ def std_configure_args
   sig { params(root: T.any(String, Pathname), path: String).returns(T::Array[T.any(String, Pathname)]) }
   def std_cargo_args(root: prefix, path: ".")
     ["--locked", "--root", root, "--path", path, "--config",
-     "build.rustflags=['#{Hardware.rustflags_target_cpu}']"]
+     "build.rustflags=[#{Hardware.rustflags_target_cpu}]"]
   end
 
   # Standard parameters for CMake builds.