diff --git a/gio/Makefile.am b/gio/Makefile.am
index 7bd661890..77b1a84dc 100644
--- a/gio/Makefile.am
+++ b/gio/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ uninstall-ms-lib:
 	$(uninstall_ms_lib_cmd)
 
 gio.def: gio.symbols
-	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo -e EXPORTS; $(CPP) -P -DINCLUDE_VARIABLES -DINCLUDE_INTERNAL_SYMBOLS -DG_OS_WIN32 -DALL_FILES - <$(srcdir)/gio.symbols | sed -e '/^$$/d' -e 's/^/	/' -e 's/G_GNUC_[^ ]*//g' | sort) > gio.def.tmp && \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo EXPORTS; $(CPP) -P -DINCLUDE_VARIABLES -DINCLUDE_INTERNAL_SYMBOLS -DG_OS_WIN32 -DALL_FILES - <$(srcdir)/gio.symbols | sed -e '/^$$/d' -e 's/^/	/' -e 's/G_GNUC_[^ ]*//g' | sort) > gio.def.tmp && \
 	  mv gio.def.tmp gio.def
 
 if OS_LINUX
diff --git a/glib/Makefile.am b/glib/Makefile.am
index f74f78f51..22680b8b2 100644
--- a/glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/glib/Makefile.am
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = 				\
 	-DPCRE_STATIC
 
 glib.def: glib.symbols
-	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo -e EXPORTS; $(CPP) -P -DG_OS_WIN32 - <$(srcdir)/glib.symbols | sed -e '/^$$/d' -e 's/^/	/') > glib.def
+	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo EXPORTS; $(CPP) -P -DG_OS_WIN32 - <$(srcdir)/glib.symbols | sed -e '/^$$/d' -e 's/^/	/') > glib.def
 
 if OS_LINUX
 if HAVE_GNUC_VISIBILITY
diff --git a/gmodule/Makefile.am b/gmodule/Makefile.am
index cebfcb46e..4eb5ed75f 100644
--- a/gmodule/Makefile.am
+++ b/gmodule/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = 				\
 	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 
 gmodule.def: gmodule.symbols
-	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo -e EXPORTS; $(CPP) -P - <$(srcdir)/gmodule.symbols | sed -e '/^$$/d' -e 's/^/	/') > gmodule.def
+	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo EXPORTS; $(CPP) -P - <$(srcdir)/gmodule.symbols | sed -e '/^$$/d' -e 's/^/	/') > gmodule.def
 
 EXTRA_DIST +=				\
 		makefile.msc.in 	\
diff --git a/gobject/Makefile.am b/gobject/Makefile.am
index af090d66d..10b0e2f34 100644
--- a/gobject/Makefile.am
+++ b/gobject/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = 					\
 	-DGOBJECT_COMPILATION
 
 gobject.def: gobject.symbols
-	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo -e EXPORTS; $(CPP) -P -DINCLUDE_VARIABLES -DINCLUDE_INTERNAL_SYMBOLS -DG_OS_WIN32 -DALL_FILES - <$(srcdir)/gobject.symbols | $(SED) -e '/^$$/d' -e 's/^/	/' -e 's/G_GNUC_[^ ]*//g' | sort) > gobject.def
+	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo EXPORTS; $(CPP) -P -DINCLUDE_VARIABLES -DINCLUDE_INTERNAL_SYMBOLS -DG_OS_WIN32 -DALL_FILES - <$(srcdir)/gobject.symbols | $(SED) -e '/^$$/d' -e 's/^/	/' -e 's/G_GNUC_[^ ]*//g' | sort) > gobject.def
 
 if OS_LINUX
 if HAVE_GNUC_VISIBILITY