1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0cb6590f24..3b1effb4ca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ $(SCRIPT_PERL_GEN): % : %.perl GIT-PERL-DEFINES GIT-PERL-HEADER GIT-VERSION-FILE
 	$(QUIET_GEN)$(RM) $@ $@+ && \
 	sed -e '1{' \
 	    -e '	s|#!.*perl|#!$(PERL_PATH_SQ)|' \
-	    -e '	rGIT-PERL-HEADER' \
+	    -e '	r GIT-PERL-HEADER' \
 	    -e '	G' \
 	    -e '}' \
 	    -e 's/@@GIT_VERSION@@/$(GIT_VERSION)/g' \