diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c301e6..bcfdcdd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: version
 version:
-	echo "#define GIT_VERSION \"$(GIT_VERSION)\"\n#define GIT_REVISION \"$(GIT_REVISION)\"" > version.h.tmp; \
+	printf "#define GIT_VERSION \"$(GIT_VERSION)\"\n#define GIT_REVISION \"$(GIT_REVISION)\"" > version.h.tmp; \
 		diff -u version.h version.h.tmp || mv version.h.tmp version.h; \
 		rm -f version.h.tmp