diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fcba8464cc7e24b50c132b7f7fee2f8b1d755496..bd9ec5fb85983cca7f03ef75daf268a833591dfa 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = cosserat-continuum rodobstacle rod3d harmonicmaps harmonicmaps
 
 cosserat_continuum_SOURCES  = cosserat-continuum.cc
 cosserat_continuum_CXXFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_CPPFLAGS) $(IPOPT_CPPFLAGS) $(PSURFACE_CPPFLAGS) \
-                              $(ADOLC_CPPFLAGS}
+                              $(ADOLC_CPPFLAGS)
 cosserat_continuum_LDADD    = $(UG_LDFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_LDFLAGS) $(UG_LIBS) $(AMIRAMESH_LIBS) \
                               $(IPOPT_LDFLAGS) $(IPOPT_LIBS) $(PSURFACE_LDFLAGS) $(PSURFACE_LIBS) \
                               $(ADOLC_LDFLAGS) $(ADOLC_LIBS)