diff --git a/build/jam/MainBuildRules b/build/jam/MainBuildRules
index ab665d00e5..800f91ade5 100644
--- a/build/jam/MainBuildRules
+++ b/build/jam/MainBuildRules
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ actions CreateAsmStructOffsetsHeader1
  	$(C++) -S "$(2)" $(C++FLAGS) $(CCDEFS) $(CCHDRS) -o - \
 		| $(SED) 's/@define/#define/g' | grep "#define" \
 		| $(SED) -e 's/[\$\#]\([0-9]\)/\1/' > "$(1)"
+	grep -q "#define" "$(1)"
 }
 
 rule MergeObjectFromObjects
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ rule MergeObjectFromObjects
 
 actions MergeObjectFromObjects1
 {
-	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) -r $(2) -o $(1) ;
+	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) -r $(2) -o $(1)
 }
 
 rule MergeObject