diff --git a/src/template/hpux_cc b/src/template/hpux_cc
index b008b530fc9240f5f8387e4a627beeb506977cd9..c58f082869edcbb8d30101d9bd92ffd4d3fcadc1 100644
--- a/src/template/hpux_cc
+++ b/src/template/hpux_cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AROPT:crs
-CFLAGS:-W l,-E -Ae 
+CFLAGS:-Wl,-E -Ae 
 SHARED_LIB:+z
 ALL:
 SRCH_INC: