diff --git a/test/erl/Makefile b/test/erl/Makefile
index 8dc756a..037e6ff 100644
--- a/test/erl/Makefile
+++ b/test/erl/Makefile
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 ${GENDIR}/: ${RPCFILE}
 	rm -rf ${GENDIR}
-	${THRIFT} -erl ${TEST_RPCFILE}
-	${THRIFT} -erl ${STRESS_RPCFILE}
+	${THRIFT} --gen erl ${TEST_RPCFILE}
+	${THRIFT} --gen erl ${STRESS_RPCFILE}
 	mkdir -p ${GEN_INCLUDEDIR}
 	mkdir -p ${GEN_SRCDIR}
 	mkdir -p ${GEN_TARGETDIR}