diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index e26bb64c61..4cdbbbe796 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-08-08  Marcus Comstedt  <marcus@mc.pp.se>
+
+	PR binutils/12964
+	* Makefile.am (embedspu): Use awk rather than sed.
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
 2011-07-27  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
 
 	* dwarf.c (read_and_display_attr_value): Recognize DW_FORM_data4 and
diff --git a/binutils/Makefile.am b/binutils/Makefile.am
index 76fc50a1a0..bbe58e2132 100644
--- a/binutils/Makefile.am
+++ b/binutils/Makefile.am
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ bin2c$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD): bin2c.c
 	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(srcdir)/bin2c.c
 
 embedspu: embedspu.sh Makefile
-	sed "/^program_transform_name=/cprogram_transform_name=$(program_transform_name)" < $< > $@
+	awk '/^program_transform_name=/ {print "program_transform_name=\"$(program_transform_name)\""; next} {print}' < $< > $@
 	chmod a+x $@
 
 # We need these for parallel make.
diff --git a/binutils/Makefile.in b/binutils/Makefile.in
index 1f119d8886..9f10781d58 100644
--- a/binutils/Makefile.in
+++ b/binutils/Makefile.in
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ bin2c$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD): bin2c.c
 	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(srcdir)/bin2c.c
 
 embedspu: embedspu.sh Makefile
-	sed "/^program_transform_name=/cprogram_transform_name=$(program_transform_name)" < $< > $@
+	awk '/^program_transform_name=/ {print "program_transform_name=\"$(program_transform_name)\""; next} {print}' < $< > $@
 	chmod a+x $@
 
 # We need these for parallel make.