diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index e0d13bb44..2bda03c6f 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ release:
 	@echo "* Do not forget to add a link to the release notes in guide.tex"
 	@echo "* Do not forget to update the version number in src/ejabberd.hrl!"
 	@echo "* Do not forget to update the features in introduction.tex (including \new{} and \improved{} tags)."
-	@read -p "press any key to continue"
+	@echo "Press any key to continue"
+	@read foo
 	@echo "% ejabberd version (automatically generated)." > version.tex
 	@echo "\\\newcommand{\\\version}{"`cat ../src/ejabberd.hrl | grep VERSION | sed s/-define\(VERSION,\ \"//g | sed s/\"\).//g`"}" >> version.tex