diff --git a/common/glib-gen.mak b/common/glib-gen.mak
index ef93a5f..e43e126 100644
--- a/common/glib-gen.mak
+++ b/common/glib-gen.mak
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #glib_enum_define=GST_COLOR_BALANCE
 #glib_enum_prefix=gst_color_balance
 
-enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n\#include \"$(h)\")
+enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n#include \"$(h)\")
 
 # these are all the rules generating the relevant files
 %-marshal.h: %-marshal.list
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/Makefile.in b/sys/v4l2/Makefile.in
index 048ee8e..eb62bbc 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/Makefile.in
+++ b/sys/v4l2/Makefile.in
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstvideo4linux2.la
-enum_headers = $(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n\#include \"$(h)\")
+enum_headers = $(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n#include \"$(h)\")
 libgstvideo4linux2_la_SOURCES = gstv4l2.c \
 				gstv4l2allocator.c \
 				gstv4l2colorbalance.c \