diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/Makefile b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/Makefile
index b46c2314b..86158d67d 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/Makefile
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ TABGEN = $(EMHOME)/bin/tabgen
 PROF = #-pg
 CDEFS =	$(EM_INCLUDES) $(LIB_INCLUDES)
 CFLAGS = $(CDEFS) $(COPTIONS) $(PROF) -O
-LDFLAGS = -i $(PROF)
+LDFLAGS = $(PROF)
 
 # Grammar files and their objects
 LSRC =	tokenfile.g declar.g statement.g expression.g program.g ival.g
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/replace.c b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/replace.c
index 05afb8616..9f7a86503 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/replace.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/replace.c
@@ -303,10 +303,12 @@ actual(repl)
 		It keeps in account the opening and closing brackets,
 		preprocessor numbers, strings and character constants.
 	*/
-	register int ch;
+	register int ch = 0;
 	register int level = 0, nostashraw = 0;
+	int lastch;
 
 	while (1) {
+		lastch = ch;
 		ch = GetChar();
 
 		if (Unstacked) {
@@ -483,8 +485,10 @@ a_new_line:		ch = GetChar();
 				return ')';
 			}
 			stash(repl, ch, !nostashraw);
-		} else
+		} else {
+			if (lastch == TOKSEP && ch == TOKSEP) continue;
 			stash(repl, ch, !nostashraw);
+		}
 	}
 }