diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
index a1666e6a8bbf..06a4e4f05a73 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ${_S:R}.o: ${_S}
 .for _LSRC in ${SRCS:M*.l:N*/*}
 .for _LC in ${_LSRC:R}.c
 ${_LC}: ${_LSRC}
-	${LEX} ${LFLAGS} -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC}
+	${LEX} ${LFLAGS} -o${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC}
 .if !exists(${.OBJDIR}/${DEPENDFILE})
 ${_LC:R}.o: ${_LC}
 .endif