diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4e465ad..d3119af 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ $run cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$prefix                    \
            $src

 makefile=$curdir/Makefile
-echo "all:\n\tcd build; \${MAKE}\n" > $makefile
-echo "install:\n\tcd build; \${MAKE} install" >> $makefile
-echo "test:\n\tcd build; \${MAKE} test" >> $makefile
+printf "all:\n\tcd build; \${MAKE}\n" > $makefile
+printf "install:\n\tcd build; \${MAKE} install" >> $makefile
+printf "test:\n\tcd build; \${MAKE} test" >> $makefile