diff --git a/c_src/Makefile b/c_src/Makefile
index d3c3767..3907eed 100644
--- a/c_src/Makefile
+++ b/c_src/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CURDIR := $(shell pwd)
 BASEDIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/..)
 
 PROJECT ?= $(notdir $(BASEDIR))
-PROJECT := $(strip $(PROJECT))
+PROJECT := erlang-sha3
 
 ERTS_INCLUDE_DIR ?= $(shell erl -noshell -s init stop -eval "io:format(\"~s/erts-~s/include/\", [code:root_dir(), erlang:system_info(version)]).")
 ERL_INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIR ?= $(shell erl -noshell -s init stop -eval "io:format(\"~s\", [code:lib_dir(erl_interface, include)]).")