diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 101da4c5a9..bed66620f2 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-08-10  J"orn Rennecke  <joern.rennecke@st.com>
+
+	PR binutils/3017
+	* doc/Makefile.am: Use single quotes inside backquotes for
+	date command while generating config.texi.
+	* doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
 2006-08-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR binutils/2768
diff --git a/binutils/doc/Makefile.am b/binutils/doc/Makefile.am
index 1d043e7d3f..ca441c94d0 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/binutils/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ config.texi: $(srcdir)/../../bfd/configure $(binutils_TEXI)
 	rm -f config.texi
 	eval `grep '^ *VERSION=' $(srcdir)/../../bfd/configure`; \
 	  echo "@set VERSION $$VERSION" > $@
-	echo "@set UPDATED `date "+%B %Y"`" >> config.texi
+	echo "@set UPDATED `date '+%B %Y'`" >> config.texi
 
 # Man page generation from texinfo
 addr2line.1:	$(binutils_TEXI) $(binutils_TEXINFOS)
diff --git a/binutils/doc/Makefile.in b/binutils/doc/Makefile.in
index 333a1af8c5..e76b95706e 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/binutils/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ config.texi: $(srcdir)/../../bfd/configure $(binutils_TEXI)
 	rm -f config.texi
 	eval `grep '^ *VERSION=' $(srcdir)/../../bfd/configure`; \
 	  echo "@set VERSION $$VERSION" > $@
-	echo "@set UPDATED `date "+%B %Y"`" >> config.texi
+	echo "@set UPDATED `date '+%B %Y'`" >> config.texi
 
 # Man page generation from texinfo
 addr2line.1:	$(binutils_TEXI) $(binutils_TEXINFOS)