diff --git a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
index 2dcdb5e..7cf41a8 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 THRIFT_REVISION=$(shell /bin/sh $(top_srcdir)/print_version.sh -r)
 
 regen_version_h:
-	@echo -n "Regenerating version.h... "
+	@printf "Regenerating version.h... "
 	@TMPFILE=`mktemp ./version_h.tmp_XXXXXX` ; \
 		echo "// AUTOGENERATED, DO NOT EDIT" > $$TMPFILE ; \
 		echo '#define THRIFT_VERSION "$(THRIFT_VERSION)"\n' >> $$TMPFILE ; \