diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 173aa2d6a8..5868dcef87 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sun Jul 31 20:39:12 2011  Yuki Sonoda (Yugui)  <yugui@yugui.jp>
+
+	* common.mk (ECHO1): nmake does not allow parenthesis in make variable
+	  replacement.
+
 Sun Jul 31 20:21:36 2011  "Yuki Sonoda (Yugui)"  <yugui@yugui.jp>
 
 	* common.mk (ECHO1): ":" in a make variable replacement cause a syntax
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 489bf6d23a..67cada076c 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ dll: $(LIBRUBY_SO)
 V = 0
 Q1 = $(V:1=)
 Q = $(Q1:0=@)
-ECHO1 = $(V:1=@$(NULLCMD))
+n=$(NULLCMD)
+ECHO1 = $(V:1=@$n)
 ECHO = $(ECHO1:0=@echo)
 
 RUBYLIB       = -