diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index a9646d883..0fceee0e6 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in
 ##
 ##   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,
-##     2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+##     2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ##
 ##   This file is part of GUILE.
 ##
@@ -469,11 +469,10 @@ install-exec-hook:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/guile-snarf.awk
 
 ## Instantiate a template.
-INSTANTIATE =                                                                   \
-  $(SED) -e 's,[@]pkgdatadir[@],$(pkgdatadir),g'                                \
-         -e 's,[@]pkglibdir[@],$(pkglibdir),g'                                  \
-         -e 's,[@]GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION[@],$(GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION),g'      \
-         -i
+INSTANTIATE =									\
+  $(SED) -i -e 's,[@]pkgdatadir[@],$(pkgdatadir),g'				\
+            -e 's,[@]pkglibdir[@],$(pkglibdir),g'				\
+            -e 's,[@]GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION[@],$(GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION),g'
 
 install-data-hook: libguile-2.2-gdb.scm
 	@$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)