diff --git a/build_pdata.sh b/build_pdata.sh
index c30929bbf3f0eabce7595d85d1a6b2326ba5e4a9..94aac86adc792fe5fc1ac034ae9f4b39e4f62e6e 100644
--- a/build_pdata.sh
+++ b/build_pdata.sh
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ then
  module load boost/1.54.0
 
  sh ./autogen.sh
- ./install -s -c "--with-boost=/sw/apps/boost/1.54.0/"  CXX=mpic++
+ ./install -s -c "--with-boost=/sw/apps/boost/1.54.0/ CXX=mpic++"
  make
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1 ; fi