diff --git a/enc/make_encmake.rb b/enc/make_encmake.rb
index 09e19f6551..9761edd6d9 100755
--- a/enc/make_encmake.rb
+++ b/enc/make_encmake.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ if File.exist?(depend = File.join($srcdir, "depend"))
   erb = ERB.new(File.read(depend), trim_mode: '%')
   erb.filename = depend
   tmp = erb.result(binding)
-  dep = "\n#### depend ####\n\n" << depend_rules(tmp).join
+  dep = "\n#### depend ####\n\n" + depend_rules(tmp).join
 else
   dep = ""
 end