diff --git a/tls/Makefile.am b/tls/Makefile.am
index 9b62b22..d5725c3 100644
--- a/tls/Makefile.am
+++ b/tls/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ EXTRA_libtls_la_DEPENDENCIES = libtls_la_objects.mk
 
 libtls_la_objects.mk: Makefile
 	@echo "libtls_la_objects= $(libtls_la_OBJECTS)" \
-	  | sed 's/  */ $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/tls\//g' \
+	  | sed -e 's/ *$$//' -e 's/  */ $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/tls\//g' \
 	  > libtls_la_objects.mk
 
 libtls_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LIBTLS_VERSION@ -no-undefined -export-symbols $(top_srcdir)/tls/tls.sym