diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d14eb09..3ac68c28 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-path_to_top = .
+path_to_top=.
 -include $(path_to_top)/Makefile.config
 
 SUBDIRS = doc po src