diff --git a/usr.bin/make/make.h b/usr.bin/make/make.h
index 296ed61e4..2c963c658 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/make.h
+++ b/usr.bin/make/make.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 	((__GNUC__ == (x) && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= (y)) ||			\
 	 (__GNUC__ > (x)))
 #else /* defined(__GNUC__) */
-#define	MAKE_GNUC_PREREQx, y)	0
+#define	MAKE_GNUC_PREREQ(x, y)	0
 #endif /* defined(__GNUC__) */
 
 #if MAKE_GNUC_PREREQ(2, 7)