cvs-dist: missing quotes in sed command

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 32cb1d3730bb1508de89f80f2fc62b5a58bf04bb..81982a3848cac3f2f8bbd79b3b715411f8d11974 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ $(ACINCLUDE_M4_LIST): $(srcdir)/libtool.m4
 # Tag before making distribution.  Also, don't make a distribution if
 # checks fail.  Also, make sure the NEWS file is up-to-date.
 cvs-dist: distcheck
-       @if sed 1,2d;3q $(srcdir)/NEWS | grep -e "$(VERSION)" > /dev/null; then :; else \
+       @if sed '1,2d;3q' $(srcdir)/NEWS | grep -e "$(VERSION)" > /dev/null; then :; else \
          echo "NEWS not updated; not releasing" 1>&2; \
          exit 1;                               \
        fi