diff --git a/conf/Makefile.in b/conf/Makefile.in
index c98be881f..43d5f75ee 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.in
+++ b/conf/Makefile.in
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ include $(top_builddir)/make.tmpl
 .PHONY: install_conf install_localconf install_profiles
 
 generate:
-	(cat $(top_srcdir)/conf/example.conf.base && LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_builddir)/libdm:$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) $(top_builddir)/tools/lvm dumpconfig --type default --unconfigured --withcomments --ignorelocal) > example.conf.in
-	(cat $(top_srcdir)/conf/lvmlocal.conf.base && LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_builddir)/libdm:$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) $(top_builddir)/tools/lvm dumpconfig --type default --unconfigured --withcomments local) > lvmlocal.conf.in
+	(cat $(top_srcdir)/conf/example.conf.base && LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_builddir)/libdm:$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) $(top_builddir)/tools/lvm dumpconfig --type default --unconfigured --withcomments --ignorelocal --withspaces) > example.conf.in
+	(cat $(top_srcdir)/conf/lvmlocal.conf.base && LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_builddir)/libdm:$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) $(top_builddir)/tools/lvm dumpconfig --type default --unconfigured --withcomments --withspaces local) > lvmlocal.conf.in
 
 install_conf: $(CONFSRC)
 	@if [ ! -e $(confdir)/$(CONFDEST) ]; then \