diff --git a/iscsi-scst/Makefile b/iscsi-scst/Makefile
index 7f0970acd..4a410e074 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/Makefile
+++ b/iscsi-scst/Makefile
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h: include/iscsi_scst.h
 	echo "/* Autogenerated, don't edit */" >include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
 	echo "" >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
 	echo -n "#define ISCSI_SCST_INTERFACE_VERSION " >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
-	echo -n "ISCSI_VERSION_STRING \"_\" " >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
-	echo "\"`sha1sum include/iscsi_scst.h|awk '{printf $$1}'`\"" >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
+	echo -n "ISCSI_VERSION_STRING \"_" >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
+	echo "`sha1sum include/iscsi_scst.h|awk '{printf $$1}'`\"" >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
 
 install: all
 	@install -vD -m 755 usr/iscsi-scstd $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)/iscsi-scstd
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/Makefile_user_space_only b/iscsi-scst/Makefile_user_space_only
index 695ac9fa3..24032afb7 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/Makefile_user_space_only
+++ b/iscsi-scst/Makefile_user_space_only
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h: include/iscsi_scst.h
 	echo "/* Autogenerated, don't edit */" >include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
 	echo "" >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
 	echo -n "#define ISCSI_SCST_INTERFACE_VERSION " >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
-	echo -n "ISCSI_VERSION_STRING \"_\" " >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
-	echo "\"`sha1sum include/iscsi_scst.h|awk '{printf $$1}'`\"" >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
+	echo -n "ISCSI_VERSION_STRING \"_" >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
+	echo "`sha1sum include/iscsi_scst.h|awk '{printf $$1}'`\"" >>include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
 
 install: all
 	@install -vD -m 755 usr/iscsi-scstd $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)/iscsi-scstd