diff --git a/lib/raid6/test/Makefile b/lib/raid6/test/Makefile
index 78f89d807f4e..cf4959276a8b 100644
--- a/lib/raid6/test/Makefile
+++ b/lib/raid6/test/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ifeq ($(IS_X86),yes)
                     gcc -c -x assembler - >&/dev/null &&	\
                     rm ./-.o && echo -DCONFIG_AS_AVX2=1)
 else
-        HAS_ALTIVEC := $(shell echo -e '\#include <altivec.h>\nvector int a;' |\
+        HAS_ALTIVEC := $(shell printf '\#include <altivec.h>\nvector int a;\n' |\
                          gcc -c -x c - >&/dev/null && \
                          rm ./-.o && echo yes)
         ifeq ($(HAS_ALTIVEC),yes)