diff --git a/tools/install/cross_unix/update_cross_fpc.sh b/tools/install/cross_unix/update_cross_fpc.sh
index 74f27b69ec..c051d27015 100755
--- a/tools/install/cross_unix/update_cross_fpc.sh
+++ b/tools/install/cross_unix/update_cross_fpc.sh
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ if [ $BuildCrossFPC = "yes" ]; then
           -e 's#^TARGETS_OS=.*$#TARGETS_OS='"$TargetOS"'#' \
           -e 's#^TARGETS_CPU=.*$#TARGETS_CPU='"$TargetCPU"'#' \
           -e 's#^MOS=cygwin$#MOS=mingw32#' \
+          -e 's/ -n ${FAILURES} /-n "${FAILURES}"/' \
       > buildcrosssnapshot.sh
     #debugging: head -n 40 buildcrosssnapshot.sh