diff --git a/cpanspec b/cpanspec
index 6b129da..0a7941f 100755
--- a/cpanspec
+++ b/cpanspec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 #
-# $Id: cpanspec,v 1.38 2006/10/03 17:58:44 stevenpritchard Exp $
+# $Id: cpanspec,v 1.39 2006/10/03 18:04:46 stevenpritchard Exp $
 
 our $NAME="cpanspec";
 our $VERSION='1.69';
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ our @add_provides;
 our @add_buildrequires;
 
 # env. vars and their macro analogues
-my @MACROS => (
+my @MACROS = (
 
     # 0 is for the full expansions....
     {