diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
index 2aaaa74ee..21ca8a2f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           echo 'VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}' >> .release-env
           echo 'COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}' >> .release-env 
           echo 'GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.FLOW_CLI_RELEASE }}' >> .release-env
-          echo 'CGO_CFLAGS="-O2 -g -D__BLST_PORTABLE__"' >> .release-env
+          echo 'CGO_CFLAGS=-O2 -g -D__BLST_PORTABLE__' >> .release-env
       - name: Build and Release
         run: make release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 71be7dfdb..5c29e3fed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ binary: $(BINARY)
 install-tools:
 	cd ${GOPATH}; \
 	mkdir -p ${GOPATH}; \
-	echo "${CGO_CFLAGS}"; \
 	GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/axw/gocov/gocov@latest; \
 	GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/matm/gocov-html/cmd/gocov-html@latest; \
 	GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/sanderhahn/gozip/cmd/gozip@latest; \