--- ../sawfish-1.3.orig/Makefile.in	2002-06-28 22:33:57.000000000 -0600
+++ Makefile.in	2006-08-07 10:57:03.000000000 -0600
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 # this depends on config.status so it's rebuilt if configure is re-run
 build.h : build-info config.status
-	$(SHELL) $< $(host_type) $(version)$(subversion) \
+	$(SHELL) $< '$(host_type)' '$(version)$(subversion)' \
 	  '$(sawfishdir)' '$(lispdir)' '$(sawfishexecdir)' '$(localedir)'
 
 install : all installdirs
