diff --git a/project.yml b/project.yml
index 11236c5..e1f13f2 100644
--- a/project.yml
+++ b/project.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   :placement: :end
   :flag: "-l${1}"
   :path_flag: "-L ${1}"
-  :system: []    # for example, you might list 'm' to grab the math library
+  :system: ['m']    # for example, you might list 'm' to grab the math library
   :test: []
   :release: []