diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0eab731562..8893cf6c05 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ hackage: sdist
 	@cabal upload dist/*.tar.gz
 
 OSXAPP_DEST=tmp/git-annex.app
-OSXAPP_BASE=$(OSXAPP_DEST/Contents/MacOS)
+OSXAPP_BASE=$(OSXAPP_DEST)/Contents/MacOS
 THIRDPARTY_BINS=git curl lsof xargs rsync uuid wget xargs \
 	sha1sum sha224sum sha256sum sha384sum sha512sum