diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f1c7472ca..eb312b6fc2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2765,14 +2765,14 @@ BUILDSTAMP=build-stamp.$(FULL_TARGET)
 .PHONY: all clean distclean build buildbase install installbase
 .PHONY: installother zipinstallbase zipinstallotherzipinstall
 .PHONY: singlezipinstall versioncheckstartingcompiler
-versioncheckstartingcompiler: 
+versioncheckstartingcompiler:
 ifndef CROSSCOMPILE
 ifneq ($(FPC_VERSION),$(REQUIREDVERSION))
 ifneq ($(FPC_VERSION),$(REQUIREDVERSION2))
 ifndef OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK
-	$(error The only supported starting compiler version is $(REQUIREDVERSION). You are trying to build with $(FPC_VERSION).
+	$(error The only supported starting compiler version is $(REQUIREDVERSION). You are trying to build with $(FPC_VERSION).)
 else
-	@$(ECHO) You have overriden the starting compiler versioncheck while using starting compiler version $(FPC_VERSION). This situation is not supported and strange things and errors may happen. Remove OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 to fix this. 
+	@$(ECHO) You have overriden the starting compiler versioncheck while using starting compiler version $(FPC_VERSION). This situation is not supported and strange things and errors may happen. Remove OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 to fix this.
 endif
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/Makefile.fpc b/Makefile.fpc
index 93f28cb9d5..678df6a395 100644
--- a/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/Makefile.fpc
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ BUILDSTAMP=build-stamp.$(FULL_TARGET)
 .PHONY: installother zipinstallbase zipinstallotherzipinstall
 .PHONY: singlezipinstall versioncheckstartingcompiler
 
-versioncheckstartingcompiler: 
+versioncheckstartingcompiler:
 ifndef CROSSCOMPILE
 ifneq ($(FPC_VERSION),$(REQUIREDVERSION))
 ifneq ($(FPC_VERSION),$(REQUIREDVERSION2))
 ifndef OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK
-	$(error The only supported starting compiler version is $(REQUIREDVERSION). You are trying to build with $(FPC_VERSION).
+	$(error The only supported starting compiler version is $(REQUIREDVERSION). You are trying to build with $(FPC_VERSION).)
 else
-	@$(ECHO) You have overriden the starting compiler versioncheck while using starting compiler version $(FPC_VERSION). This situation is not supported and strange things and errors may happen. Remove OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 to fix this. 
+	@$(ECHO) You have overriden the starting compiler versioncheck while using starting compiler version $(FPC_VERSION). This situation is not supported and strange things and errors may happen. Remove OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 to fix this.
 endif
 endif
 endif