diff --git a/template/Makefile.in b/template/Makefile.in
index fae425d1c5..d7142636b4 100644
--- a/template/Makefile.in
+++ b/template/Makefile.in
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ empty =
 CC_VERSION = @CC_VERSION@
 OUTFLAG = @OUTFLAG@$(empty)
 COUTFLAG = @COUTFLAG@$(empty)
-CPPOUTFLAG = $(COUTFLAG)
+CPPOUTFLAG = >
 ARCH_FLAG = @ARCH_FLAG@
 CFLAGS_NO_ARCH = @CFLAGS@
 CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAG)