diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/cygwin/i686/Makefile.am b/contrib/crossrpms/cygwin/i686/Makefile.am
index 9942b85e53..b36e795fbd 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/cygwin/i686/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/cygwin/i686/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $(TARGET)-libs.spec.in: $(LIBS_SUBPACKAGES) Makefile.am
 	  -e "s/[@]CYGWIN_VERS[@]/$(CYGWIN_VERS)/g" \
 	  -e "s/[@]CYGWIN_RPMREL[@]/$(CYGWIN_RPMREL)/g" \
 	  -e "s,%{gcc_rpmvers},%{cygwin_rpmvers},g" \
-	> $(TARGET)-libs.spec.in
+	| $(MKSPEC0) > $(TARGET)-libs.spec.in
 CLEANFILES += $(TARGET)-libs.spec.in
 	                      
 @rpmprefix@$(TARGET)-libs.spec: $(TARGET)-libs.spec.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $(TARGET)-w32api.spec.in: $(W32API_SUBPACKAGES) Makefile.am
 	  -e "s/[@]W32API_VERS[@]/$(W32API_VERS)/g" \
 	  -e "s/[@]W32API_RPMREL[@]/$(W32API_RPMREL)/g" \
 	  -e "s,%{gcc_rpmvers},%{w32api_rpmvers},g" \
-	> $(TARGET)-w32api.spec.in
+	| $(MKSPEC0) > $(TARGET)-w32api.spec.in
 CLEANFILES += $(TARGET)-w32api.spec.in
 	                      
 @rpmprefix@$(TARGET)-w32api.spec: $(TARGET)-w32api.spec.in