diff --git a/Modules/CMakeASMInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeASMInformation.cmake
index 839eef019f..fb1b976236 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeASMInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeASMInformation.cmake
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS
 
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILE_OBJECT)
-  SET(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT> <SOURCE>")
+  SET(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT> -c <SOURCE>")
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILE_OBJECT)
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/XL-ASM.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/XL-ASM.cmake
index d9d6cac594..e5d4ffa85b 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/XL-ASM.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/XL-ASM.cmake
@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ SET(CMAKE_ASM_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT "-O -DNDEBUG")
 SET(CMAKE_ASM_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "-g")
 
 SET(CMAKE_ASM_SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS s )
-
-SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT>   -c <SOURCE>")