diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 027377965..7cb4852c6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ echo "Generating user options header..."
 OPTION_FILE="cyassl/options.h"
 rm -f $OPTION_FILE
 
-echo "/* cyassl options.h" >> $OPTION_FILE 
+echo "/* cyassl options.h" > $OPTION_FILE 
 echo " * generated from configure options" >> $OPTION_FILE
 echo " *" >> $OPTION_FILE
 echo " * Copyright (C) 2006-2014 wolfSSL Inc." >> $OPTION_FILE