diff --git a/src/makeg95.env b/src/makeg95.env
index f896f4ef18..ed0e3144c3 100644
--- a/src/makeg95.env
+++ b/src/makeg95.env
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(MINGW32),1)
   ifneq "$(_GCC295)$(_GCC3)" ""
-    CC = gcc --pipe $(if $(_GCC3), , -fvtable-thunks)
+    ifeq ($(_GCC3),1)
+      CC = gcc --pipe
+    else
+      CC = gcc --pipe -fvtable-thunks
+    endif
   else
     CC = gcc
   endif