diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ad5221143..1b039b09a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ config.mak: configure
 version.h: version.sh
 	./$< `$(CC) -dumpversion`
 
-%(EXESUF): %.c
+%$(EXESUF): %.c
 
 locales: $(MOFILES)