diff --git a/lang/basic/src/maketokentab b/lang/basic/src/maketokentab
index ec6eb96fa..05a049247 100755
--- a/lang/basic/src/maketokentab
+++ b/lang/basic/src/maketokentab
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ed - Lpars.h <<'+'
 1d
-1,$s/# define //
+1,$s/# *define //
 1,$s/ ...$//
 1,$s/^/	"/
 1,$-1s/$/",/