diff --git a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Properties.kt b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Properties.kt
index e3111c9d6ec..d9fc767f160 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Properties.kt
+++ b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Properties.kt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fun Properties.propertyList(key: String, suffix: String? = null): List<String> {
     val value = this.getProperty(key.suffix(suffix)) ?: this.getProperty(key)
     if (value?.isBlank() == true) return emptyList()
 
-    return value?.split(' ') ?: emptyList()
+    return value?.split(Regex("\\s+")) ?: emptyList()
 }
 
 fun Properties.hasProperty(key: String, suffix: String? = null): Boolean