diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5 b/src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5
index 76ca8bb3a31..dd297c84ab6 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 RANLIB= touch
 
 %.so: %.o
-	$(LD) -G -Bdynamic -shared -o $@ $< $(
+	$(LD) -G -Bdynamic -shared -o $@ $<