diff --git a/dotfiles.mk b/dotfiles.mk
index c1bc161..36eb217 100644
--- a/dotfiles.mk
+++ b/dotfiles.mk
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ define tangle =
 	@$(EMACS) -batch \
         -eval "(package-initialize)"\
         -load ob-tangle \
-        -eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"\$<\" \"$(notdir $@)\" \"$(1)\")"
+        -eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"$<\" \"$(notdir $@)\" \"$(1)\")"
 endef