diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e5377f8..4bc0ba3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES=ChangeLog
 .PHONY: ChangeLog
 
 ChangeLog:
-	(GIT_DIR=$(top_srcdir)/.git git-log > .changelog.tmp && mv .changelog.tmp ChangeLog; rm -f .changelog.tmp) || (touch ChangeLog; echo 'git directory not
-found: installing possibly empty changelog.' >&2)
+	(GIT_DIR=$(top_srcdir)/.git git-log > .changelog.tmp && mv .changelog.tmp ChangeLog; rm -f .changelog.tmp) || (touch ChangeLog; echo 'git directory not found: installing possibly empty changelog.' >&2)
 
 dist-hook: ChangeLog