--- src/makemake.in~	2007-11-16 20:12:10.000000000 +0100
+++ src/makemake.in	2008-01-12 13:23:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@
 echol "#   make distrib VERSION_SUFFIX=pre"
 echol "VERSION_SUFFIX="
 echol "# The distribution's top directory"
-echol 'TOPDIR=clisp-$(VERSION)$(VERSION_SUFFIX)'
+echol 'TOPDIR=clisp'
 echol
 echol '# Directories used by "make install":'
 echol "prefix = ${PREFIX}"