diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index bc77fb25a3..374e3bc745 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ if arch == "Darwin":
   envCython["LINKFLAGS"] = ["-bundle", "-undefined", "dynamic_lookup"]
 elif arch == "aarch64":
   envCython["LINKFLAGS"] = ["-shared"]
-  envCython["LIBS"] = os.path.basename(py_include)
+  envCython["LIBS"] = [os.path.basename(py_include)]
 else:
   envCython["LINKFLAGS"] = ["-pthread", "-shared"]