diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2b203bb71ef..ca43b4b08e0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-03-18  Laurynas Biveinis  <lauras@softhome.net>
+
+	* Makefile.in (DO_X): Quote nested quotes.
+
 2001-03-18  Alan Modra  <alan@linuxcare.com.au>
 
 	* MAINTAINERS: Add myself to write after approval list.
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 456c982dc8e..f2aad0036de 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ $(DO_X):
 	    if (cd ./$$i; \
 	        $(MAKE) $(BASE_FLAGS_TO_PASS) "AR=$${AR}" "AS=$${AS}" \
 			"CC=$${CC}" "CXX=$${CXX}" "LD=$${LD}" "NM=$${NM}" \
-	                "`echo "RANLIB=$${RANLIB}" | sed -e s/.*=$$/XFOO=/`" \
+	                "`echo \"RANLIB=$${RANLIB}\" | sed -e \'s/.*=$$/XFOO=/\'`" \
 			"DLLTOOL=$${DLLTOOL}" "WINDRES=$${WINDRES}" \
 			$${target}); \
 	    then true; else exit 1; fi; \
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ $(DO_X):
 	    if (cd $(TARGET_SUBDIR)/$$i; \
 	        $(MAKE) $(BASE_FLAGS_TO_PASS) "AR=$${AR}" "AS=$${AS}" \
 			"CC=$${CC}" "CXX=$${CXX}" "LD=$${LD}" "NM=$${NM}" \
-	                "`echo "RANLIB=$${RANLIB}" | sed -e s/.*=$$/XFOO=/`" \
+	                "`echo \"RANLIB=$${RANLIB}\" | sed -e \'s/.*=$$/XFOO=/\'`" \
 			"DLLTOOL=$${DLLTOOL}" "WINDRES=$${WINDRES}" \
 			$${target}); \
 	    then true; else exit 1; fi; \