diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29f10abe5..823428fb9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 COMMIT_HASH=`git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null`
 BUILD_DATE=`date +%FT%T%z`
-LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-X github.com/spf13/hugo/hugolib.CommitHash ${COMMIT_HASH} -X github.com/spf13/hugo/hugolib.BuildDate ${BUILD_DATE}"
+LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-X github.com/spf13/hugo/hugolib.CommitHash=${COMMIT_HASH} -X github.com/spf13/hugo/hugolib.BuildDate=${BUILD_DATE}"
 
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