diff --git a/dev-libs/light/light-1.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-libs/light/light-1.2-r1.ebuild
index ce2801e..de85ea3 100644
--- a/dev-libs/light/light-1.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/light/light-1.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	use udev && econf \
-		--with-udev="/lib/udev/rules.d"
+	local myeconfargs=(
+		$(usex udev "" --with-udev="/lib/udev/rules.d")
+	)
+	econf "${myeconfargs[@]}"
 }