diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/generate-cmake.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/generate-cmake.sh
index 3cf8118267..ad9aa0cdef 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/generate-cmake.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/generate-cmake.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ "${PLATFORM}" = x86 ]; then
-  ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS="$ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS" 
-  TOOLCHAIN="cmake/linux-compiler-i386-multilib.cmake"
+  ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS="$ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=cmake/linux-compiler-i386-multilib.cmake"
 fi
 echo "Additional CMake Args - ${ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS}"
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ cmake                                       \
 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR="/tmp/PCSX2"         \
 -DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE="LEGACY"             \
 -DOPENGL_opengl_LIBRARY=""                  \
--DXDG_STD=TRUE "${ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS}"   \
--DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$TOOLCHAIN"         \
+-DXDG_STD=TRUE                              \
+$ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS                      \
 -GNinja                                     \
 -B build