diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 670843159..687014c3c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	the file we're copying is generated.
 	Suggestion from Bruce Korb.
 	(cp_mark_as_generated): Don't add C-style comments for .l or .y files.
+	Fix last-minute typo.
 
 2006-09-07  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 45c1f52c0..f92654b66 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ cp_mark_as_generated()
 
   (
     echo "$c1-*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi: set ro:$c2"
-    echo "$c1DO NOT EDIT! GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY!$c2"
+    echo "${c1}DO NOT EDIT! GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY!$c2"
     cat "$src"
   ) >> "$dst"
 }