diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e3bbbec92a9..691a955c540 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ CONFIG_STATUS_FILES_IN = \
 COPYDIR = ${srcdir}/etc ${srcdir}/lisp
 COPYDESTS = "$(DESTDIR)${etcdir}" "$(DESTDIR)${lispdir}"
 
-ELN_DESTDIR = "$(DESTDIR)${libdir}/emacs/${version}/"
+ELN_DESTDIR = $(DESTDIR)${libdir}/emacs/${version}/
 
 all: ${SUBDIR} info