diff --git a/t/sanity.t b/t/sanity.t
index 4d1a9f1..c2b2954 100644
--- a/t/sanity.t
+++ b/t/sanity.t
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use t::Config;
 
-plan tests => 231;
+plan tests => 235;
 
 #no_diff();
 
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ sh ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openresty/nginx \
   --add-module=../redis-nginx-module-0.3.7 \
   --add-module=../rds-json-nginx-module-0.14 \
   --add-module=../rds-csv-nginx-module-0.07 \
-  '--with-cc=gcc-4.2' --with-http_ssl_module
+  --with-cc=gcc-4.2 --with-http_ssl_module
 cd ../..
 Type the following commands to build and install:
     gmake
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ sh ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openresty/nginx \
   --add-module=../rds-json-nginx-module-0.14 \
   --add-module=../rds-csv-nginx-module-0.07 \
   --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib' \
-  '--with-cc=cl' --with-http_ssl_module
+  --with-cc=cl --with-http_ssl_module
 cd ../..
 Type the following commands to build and install:
     gmake
@@ -4275,3 +4275,78 @@ install: all
 clean:
 	rm -rf build
 
+
+
+
+=== TEST 5: --with-pcre-opt='foo bar'
+--- cmd: ./configure --dry-run --with-pcre-opt='-foo -bar' --with-zlib-opt="hello, '\world"
+--- out
+platform: linux (linux)
+cp -rp bundle/ build
+cd build
+cd LuaJIT-2.1-20160517
+gmake TARGET_STRIP=@: CCDEBUG=-g CC=cc PREFIX=/usr/local/openresty/luajit
+gmake install TARGET_STRIP=@: CCDEBUG=-g CC=cc PREFIX=/usr/local/openresty/luajit DESTDIR=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/
+export LUAJIT_LIB='$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib'
+export LUAJIT_INC='$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/usr/local/openresty/luajit/include/luajit-2.1'
+cd ..
+cd nginx-1.9.15
+sh ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openresty/nginx \
+  --with-cc-opt='-O2' \
+  --add-module=../ngx_devel_kit-0.3.0 \
+  --add-module=../echo-nginx-module-0.59 \
+  --add-module=../xss-nginx-module-0.05 \
+  --add-module=../ngx_coolkit-0.2rc3 \
+  --add-module=../set-misc-nginx-module-0.30 \
+  --add-module=../form-input-nginx-module-0.12 \
+  --add-module=../encrypted-session-nginx-module-0.05 \
+  --add-module=../srcache-nginx-module-0.31 \
+  --add-module=../ngx_lua-0.10.5 \
+  --add-module=../ngx_lua_upstream-0.05 \
+  --add-module=../headers-more-nginx-module-0.30 \
+  --add-module=../array-var-nginx-module-0.05 \
+  --add-module=../memc-nginx-module-0.17 \
+  --add-module=../redis2-nginx-module-0.13 \
+  --add-module=../redis-nginx-module-0.3.7 \
+  --add-module=../rds-json-nginx-module-0.14 \
+  --add-module=../rds-csv-nginx-module-0.07 \
+  --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib' \
+  '--with-pcre-opt=-foo -bar' $'--with-zlib-opt=hello, \'\\world' --with-http_ssl_module
+cd ../..
+Type the following commands to build and install:
+    gmake
+    gmake install
+
+--- makefile
+.PHONY: all install clean
+
+all:
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/LuaJIT-2.1-20160517 && $(MAKE) TARGET_STRIP=@: CCDEBUG=-g CC=cc PREFIX=/usr/local/openresty/luajit
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-cjson-2.1.0.4 && $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/usr/local/openresty/luajit/include/luajit-2.1 LUA_CMODULE_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib LUA_MODULE_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib CJSON_CFLAGS="-g -fpic" CC=cc
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-redis-parser-0.12 && $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/usr/local/openresty/luajit/include/luajit-2.1 LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib CC=cc
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-rds-parser-0.06 && $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/usr/local/openresty/luajit/include/luajit-2.1 LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib CC=cc
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/nginx-1.9.15 && $(MAKE)
+
+install: all
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/LuaJIT-2.1-20160517 && $(MAKE) install TARGET_STRIP=@: CCDEBUG=-g CC=cc PREFIX=/usr/local/openresty/luajit DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR)
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-cjson-2.1.0.4 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/usr/local/openresty/luajit/include/luajit-2.1 LUA_CMODULE_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib LUA_MODULE_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib CJSON_CFLAGS="-g -fpic" CC=cc
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-redis-parser-0.12 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/usr/local/openresty/luajit/include/luajit-2.1 LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib CC=cc
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-rds-parser-0.06 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_INCLUDE_DIR=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/luajit-root/usr/local/openresty/luajit/include/luajit-2.1 LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib CC=cc
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-dns-0.16 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-memcached-0.14 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-redis-0.24 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-mysql-0.16 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-string-0.09 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-upload-0.09 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-websocket-0.05 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-lock-0.04 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-lrucache-0.04 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-core-0.1.6 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/lua-resty-upstream-healthcheck-0.04 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LUA_LIB_DIR=/usr/local/openresty/lualib INSTALL=$OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/resty-cli-0.12 && $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/install bin/* $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/openresty/bin/
+	cp $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/resty.index $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/openresty/
+	cp -r $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/pod $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/openresty/
+	cd $OPENRESTY_BUILD_DIR/nginx-1.9.15 && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf build
diff --git a/util/configure b/util/configure
index 15def7f..f75392a 100755
--- a/util/configure
+++ b/util/configure
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ for my $opt (@ARGV) {
 
     if ($opt =~ /^--with-cc=(.+)/) {
         $cc = $1;
-        push @ngx_opts, "'$opt'";
+        push @ngx_opts, "$opt";
         next;
     }
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ if (@ngx_ld_opts) {
 my $cmd = "sh ./configure --prefix=$ngx_prefix"
     . $resty_opts
     . $ld_opts
-    . (@ngx_opts ? " \\\n  @ngx_opts" : "");
+    . (@ngx_opts ? " \\\n  " . quote_cli_args(\@ngx_opts) : "");
     ;
 
 shell $cmd, $dry_run;
@@ -1290,3 +1290,20 @@ sub can_run {
     return undef;
 }
 
+sub quote_cli_args {
+    my $args = shift;
+    my @quoted;
+    for my $arg (@$args) {
+        if ($arg =~ /[\\\s'"\$]/) {
+            if ($arg =~ /'/) {
+                $arg =~ s/([\\'])/\\$1/g;
+                push @quoted, "\$'$arg'";
+            } else {
+                push @quoted, "'$arg'";
+            }
+        } else {
+            push @quoted, $arg;
+        }
+    }
+    join " ", @quoted;
+}