Index: lib/Parrot/Configure/Step.pm
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--- lib/Parrot/Configure/Step.pm	(revision 8363)
+++ lib/Parrot/Configure/Step.pm	(working copy)
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
         my $slash = Configure::Data->get('slash');
         '/' x ($len/2) . ($len%2 ? $slash : '');
       }eg;
+      s{(\\\*)}{\\$1}g; # replace \* with \\*, so make will not eat the \
     }
     print OUT;
   }