diff --git a/mu4e/Makefile.am b/mu4e/Makefile.am
index 048202b7..36b205ac 100644
--- a/mu4e/Makefile.am
+++ b/mu4e/Makefile.am
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ dist_lisp_LISP=			\
 # 	mu4e-about.el
 
 mu4e-about.el: mu4e-about.org
-	@echo ";; auto-generated"              >   mu4e-about.el
-	@echo -n "(defconst mu4e-about \""     >>  mu4e-about.el
-	@sed 's/"/\\"/g' < mu4e-about.org      >>  mu4e-about.el
-	@echo "\" \"About mu4e.\")"            >>  mu4e-about.el
-	@echo "(provide 'mu4e-about)"          >>  mu4e-about.el
+	@echo ";; auto-generated"           >   mu4e-about.el
+	@echo "(defconst mu4e-about \""     >>  mu4e-about.el
+	@sed 's/"/\\"/g' < mu4e-about.org   >>  mu4e-about.el
+	@echo "\" \"About mu4e.\")"         >>  mu4e-about.el
+	@echo "(provide 'mu4e-about)"       >>  mu4e-about.el
 
 EXTRA_DIST=$(elisp_DATA) mu4e-about.org