diff --git a/Source/Modules/main.cxx b/Source/Modules/main.cxx
index 72b765b40..d8f2ab6b4 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/main.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/main.cxx
@@ -1141,9 +1141,9 @@ int SWIG_main(int argc, char *argv[], const TargetLanguageModule *tlm) {
 	  } else
 	    f_dependencies_file = stdout;
 	  if (dependencies_target) {
-	    Printf(f_dependencies_file, "%s: ", dependencies_target);
+	    Printf(f_dependencies_file, "%s: ", Swig_filename_escape_space(dependencies_target));
 	  } else {
-	    Printf(f_dependencies_file, "%s: ", outfile);
+	    Printf(f_dependencies_file, "%s: ", Swig_filename_escape_space(outfile));
 	  }
 	  List *files = Preprocessor_depend();
 	  List *phony_targets = NewList();
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ int SWIG_main(int argc, char *argv[], const TargetLanguageModule *tlm) {
                 use_file = 0;
             }
             if (use_file) {
-              Printf(f_dependencies_file, "\\\n  %s ", Getitem(files, i));
+              Printf(f_dependencies_file, "\\\n  %s ", Swig_filename_escape_space(Getitem(files, i)));
               if (depend_phony)
                 Append(phony_targets, Getitem(files, i));
             }
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ int SWIG_main(int argc, char *argv[], const TargetLanguageModule *tlm) {
 	  Printf(f_dependencies_file, "\n");
 	  if (depend_phony) {
 	    for (int i = 0; i < Len(phony_targets); i++) {
-	      Printf(f_dependencies_file, "\n%s:\n", Getitem(phony_targets, i));
+	      Printf(f_dependencies_file, "\n%s:\n", Swig_filename_escape_space(Getitem(phony_targets, i)));
 	    }
 	  }
 
diff --git a/Source/Swig/misc.c b/Source/Swig/misc.c
index 7b818478f..ef6fcc02f 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/misc.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/misc.c
@@ -249,6 +249,19 @@ String *Swig_filename_escape(String *filename) {
   return adjusted_filename;
 }
 
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Swig_filename_escape()
+ *
+ * Escapes spaces in filename - for Makefiles
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+String *Swig_filename_escape_space(String *filename) {
+  String *adjusted_filename = Copy(filename);
+  Swig_filename_correct(adjusted_filename);
+  Replaceall(adjusted_filename, " ", "\\ ");
+  return adjusted_filename;
+}
+
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Swig_filename_unescape()
  *
diff --git a/Source/Swig/swig.h b/Source/Swig/swig.h
index e0783dae1..76691269e 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/swig.h
+++ b/Source/Swig/swig.h
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ extern int        ParmList_is_compactdefargs(ParmList *p);
   extern String *Swig_new_subdirectory(String *basedirectory, String *subdirectory);
   extern void Swig_filename_correct(String *filename);
   extern String *Swig_filename_escape(String *filename);
+  extern String *Swig_filename_escape_space(String *filename);
   extern void Swig_filename_unescape(String *filename);
   extern int Swig_storage_isextern(Node *n);
   extern int Swig_storage_isexternc(Node *n);