diff --git a/share/analysis-scripts/analysis.mk b/share/analysis-scripts/analysis.mk
index 0e4910e1acfeb82f018a68576adfdc200fdaa988..1705e9260f0285ecd6a8d71a5d7f6370250dbaff 100644
--- a/share/analysis-scripts/analysis.mk
+++ b/share/analysis-scripts/analysis.mk
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ else
   SED_UNBUFFERED:=sed --unbuffered
 ifneq (,$(wildcard /usr/bin/time))
 define time_with_output
-  /usr/bin/time --format='user_time=%U\nmemory=%M' --output="$(1)"
+  /usr/bin/time -f 'user_time=%U\nmemory=%M' -o "$(1)"
 endef
 else
 define time_with_output