diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 0de0ea5..f2486e9 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -5006,9 +5006,9 @@
 fi
 
 if test "$zOSUnix" = "yes"; then
-    QUOTESED="sed -e 's/[\\\\\"]/\\\\\\\\&/g' -e 's/\\\\\\\\\"/\"/' -e 's/\\\\\\\\\";\$\$/\";/'"
+    QUOTESED="sed -e 's/[\\\\\"]/\\\\\\\\&/g' -e 's/\\\\\\\\\"/\"/' -e 's/\\\\\\\\\";\$\$/\";/' -e 's/  */ /g'"
 else
-    QUOTESED="sed -e 's/[\\\\\"]/\\\\&/g' -e 's/\\\\\"/\"/' -e 's/\\\\\";\$\$/\";/'"
+    QUOTESED="sed -e 's/[\\\\\"]/\\\\&/g' -e 's/\\\\\"/\"/' -e 's/\\\\\";\$\$/\";/' -e 's/  */ /g'"
 fi