diff --git a/historic/jam/src/jambase.c b/historic/jam/src/jambase.c
index 9e9be561d..9ecc9b94a 100644
--- a/historic/jam/src/jambase.c
+++ b/historic/jam/src/jambase.c
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ char *jambase[] = {
 "LINK        ?= $(CC) ;\n",
 "LINKFLAGS   ?= $(CCFLAGS) ;\n",
 "LINKLIBS    ?= \n",
-"$(VISUALC16)\\\\lib\\\\mlibce.lib\n",
-"$(VISUALC16)\\\\lib\\\\oldnames.lib\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC16)\\\\lib\\\\mlibce.lib\\\"\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC16)\\\\lib\\\\oldnames.lib\\\"\n",
 ";\n",
 "LINKLIBS    ?= ;\n",
 "NOARSCAN    ?= true ;\n",
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ char *jambase[] = {
 "C++FLAGS    ?= $(CCFLAGS) ;\n",
 "LINK        ?= link /nologo ;\n",
 "LINKFLAGS   ?= \"\" ;\n",
-"LINKLIBS    ?= $(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\advapi32.lib\n",
-"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\gdi32.lib\n",
-"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\user32.lib\n",
-"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\kernel32.lib ;\n",
+"LINKLIBS    ?= \\\"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\advapi32.lib\\\"\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\gdi32.lib\\\"\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\user32.lib\\\"\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\kernel32.lib\\\" ;\n",
 "OPTIM       ?= \"\" ;\n",
 "STDHDRS     ?= $(VISUALC)\\\\include ;\n",
 "UNDEFFLAG   ?= \"/u _\" ;\n",
diff --git a/jam_src/jambase.c b/jam_src/jambase.c
index 9e9be561d..9ecc9b94a 100644
--- a/jam_src/jambase.c
+++ b/jam_src/jambase.c
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ char *jambase[] = {
 "LINK        ?= $(CC) ;\n",
 "LINKFLAGS   ?= $(CCFLAGS) ;\n",
 "LINKLIBS    ?= \n",
-"$(VISUALC16)\\\\lib\\\\mlibce.lib\n",
-"$(VISUALC16)\\\\lib\\\\oldnames.lib\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC16)\\\\lib\\\\mlibce.lib\\\"\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC16)\\\\lib\\\\oldnames.lib\\\"\n",
 ";\n",
 "LINKLIBS    ?= ;\n",
 "NOARSCAN    ?= true ;\n",
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ char *jambase[] = {
 "C++FLAGS    ?= $(CCFLAGS) ;\n",
 "LINK        ?= link /nologo ;\n",
 "LINKFLAGS   ?= \"\" ;\n",
-"LINKLIBS    ?= $(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\advapi32.lib\n",
-"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\gdi32.lib\n",
-"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\user32.lib\n",
-"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\kernel32.lib ;\n",
+"LINKLIBS    ?= \\\"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\advapi32.lib\\\"\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\gdi32.lib\\\"\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\user32.lib\\\"\n",
+"\\\"$(VISUALC)\\\\lib\\\\kernel32.lib\\\" ;\n",
 "OPTIM       ?= \"\" ;\n",
 "STDHDRS     ?= $(VISUALC)\\\\include ;\n",
 "UNDEFFLAG   ?= \"/u _\" ;\n",