diff --git a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
index 679124b..668a11a 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
@@ -132,20 +132,10 @@
 
 /*
  * Print out the commandline prefixed with cmd_<target filename> :=
- * If commandline contains '#' escape with '\' so make to not see
- * the '#' as a start-of-comment symbol
- **/
+ */
 void print_cmdline(void)
 {
-	char *p = cmdline;
-
-	printf("cmd_%s := ", target);
-	for (; *p; p++) {
-		if (*p == '#')
-			printf("\\");
-		printf("%c", *p);
-	}
-	printf("\n\n");
+	printf("cmd_%s := %s\n\n", target, cmdline);
 }
 
 char * str_config  = NULL;