diff --git a/util/pl/VC-32.pl b/util/pl/VC-32.pl
index a94baa0b64cb4fa1baf6775edc54d8d51d0af8b1..938aff65f2fcdca69b2a7d6afcf0c02620ff5175 100644
--- a/util/pl/VC-32.pl
+++ b/util/pl/VC-32.pl
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ elsif ($FLAVOR =~ /CE/)
 else	# Win32
     {
     $base_cflags=' /W3 /WX /Gs0 /GF /Gy /nologo -DOPENSSL_SYSNAME_WIN32 -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -DL_ENDIAN -DDSO_WIN32';
-    $base_cflags.='-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE';	# shut up VC8
+    $base_cflags.=' -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE';	# shut up VC8
     $opt_cflags=' /MD /Ox /O2 /Ob2';
     $dbg_cflags=' /MDd /Od -DDEBUG -D_DEBUG';
     $lflags="/nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /opt:ref";