diff --git a/winsup/ChangeLog b/winsup/ChangeLog
index 4e6f343e9..470bb2377 100644
--- a/winsup/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-05-24  DJ Delorie  <dj@cygnus.com>
+
+	* Makefile.common (%.o): further simplify, add "..." to make it
+ 	obvious it's an abbreviated command line.
+
 Thu May 18 14:33:05 2000  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 
 	* MAINTAINERS: Add Corinna to general list.
diff --git a/winsup/Makefile.common b/winsup/Makefile.common
index fe5076ba9..0778a7bd7 100644
--- a/winsup/Makefile.common
+++ b/winsup/Makefile.common
@@ -103,16 +103,16 @@ endif
 ifdef VERBOSE
 	$(COMPILE_CXX) -o $(@D)/$(*F)$o $<
 else
-	@echo $(CC) $c $(CXXFLAGS) -o $(@D)/$(*F)$o ${subst $(srcdir)/,,$<}; \
-	$(COMPILE_CXX) -o $(@D)/$(*F)$o $<
+	@echo $(CC) $c $(CXXFLAGS) ... $(*F).cc
+	@$(COMPILE_CXX) -o $(@D)/$(*F)$o $<
 endif
 
 %.o: %.c
 ifdef VERBOSE
 	$(COMPILE_CC) -o $(@D)/$(*F)$o $<
 else
-	@echo $(CC) $c $(CFLAGS) -o $(@D)/$(*F)$o ${subst $(srcdir)/,,$<}; \
-	$(COMPILE_CC) -o $(@D)/$(*F)$o $<
+	@echo $(CC) $c $(CFLAGS) ... $(*F).c
+	@$(COMPILE_CC) -o $(@D)/$(*F)$o $<
 endif
 
 $(bupdir1)/libiberty/%.o: $(updir1)/libiberty/%.c