diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1b4d1523b2e42ceb77ffec56cc39232c9695cecc..67fe28dc4bdba03cbc2ff9ac58ac5187eb3bb326 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ clean: Makefile.coq
 	rm -f Makefile.coq
 
 Makefile.coq: _CoqProject Makefile
-	coq_makefile $(COQ_MAKEFILE_FLAGS) -f _CoqProject | sed 's/$$(COQCHK) $$(COQCHKFLAGS) $$(COQLIBS)/$$(COQCHK) $$(COQCHKFLAGS) $$(subst -Q,-R,$$(COQLIBS))/' \
+	coq_makefile $(COQ_MAKEFILE_FLAGS) -f _CoqProject -o Makefile.coq.tmp
+	sed 's/$$(COQCHK) $$(COQCHKFLAGS) $$(COQLIBS)/$$(COQCHK) $$(COQCHKFLAGS) $$(subst -Q,-R,$$(COQLIBS))/' < Makefile.coq.tmp \
 	  | awk '/^install:$$/{print;print "\tif [ -d \"$$(DSTROOT)\"$$(COQLIBINSTALL)/iris/ ]; then find \"$$(DSTROOT)\"$$(COQLIBINSTALL)/iris/ -name \"*.vo\" -print -delete; fi";next}1' > Makefile.coq
+	rm Makefile.coq.tmp
 
 _CoqProject: ;