diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++
index 3548c0442b..78afa9db3b 100755
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ FFT_LIB =	-lfftw
 
 JPG_INC =       
 JPG_PATH = 	
-JPG_LIB =	
+JPG_LIB =
 
 # additional system settings needed by LAMMPS package libraries
 # these settings are IGNORED if the corresponding LAMMPS package