diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6516d5d4a4..091030a082 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ NOTARY_VERSION := $(shell cat NOTARY_VERSION)
 GITCOMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES := $(shell git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)
 ifneq ($(GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES),)
-	GITCOMMIT := $(GITCOMMIT)-dirty
+GITCOMMIT := $(GITCOMMIT)-dirty
 endif
-CTIMEVAR=-X $(NOTARY_PKG)/version.GitCommit='$(GITCOMMIT)' -X $(NOTARY_PKG)/version.NotaryVersion='$(NOTARY_VERSION)'
+CTIMEVAR=-X $(NOTARY_PKG)/version.GitCommit=$(GITCOMMIT) -X $(NOTARY_PKG)/version.NotaryVersion=$(NOTARY_VERSION)
 GO_LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-w $(CTIMEVAR)"
 GO_LDFLAGS_STATIC=-ldflags "-w $(CTIMEVAR) -extldflags -static"
 GOOSES = darwin freebsd linux