diff --git a/src/mk/def_rules.mk b/src/mk/def_rules.mk
index 2afd9bf..c1fc42b 100644
--- a/src/mk/def_rules.mk
+++ b/src/mk/def_rules.mk
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ WSCST_AUT := $(AUT)
 
 # Creation command parameters with variables (the ones listed at the top) for the most common ones.
 CRTCLMODFLAGS = AUT($(AUT)) DBGVIEW($(DBGVIEW)) OPTIMIZE($(OPTIMIZE)) OPTION($(OPTION)) TEXT('$(TEXT)') TGTRLS($(TGTRLS)) INCDIR($(INCDIR))
-CRTCMDFLAGS = PGM($(PGM)) VLDCKR($(VLDCKR)) PMTFILE($(PMTFILE)) HLPPNLGRP($(HLPPNLGRP)) HLPID($(HLPID)) AUT($(AUT)) ALLOW($(ALLOW)) TEXT('$(TEXT)')
+CRTCMDFLAGS = PGM($(PGM)) VLDCKR($(VLDCKR)) PMTFILE($(PMTFILE)) HLPPNLGRP($(HLPPNLGRP)) HLPID($(HLPID)) AUT($(AUT)) ALLOW($(ALLOW)) $(if $(TEXT),TEXT('$(TEXT)'),)
 CRTCMODFLAGS = TERASPACE($(TERASPACE)) STGMDL($(STGMDL)) OUTPUT(*PRINT) OPTION($(OPTION)) DBGVIEW($(DBGVIEW)) OPTIMIZE($(OPTIMIZE)) \
                SYSIFCOPT($(SYSIFCOPT)) AUT($(AUT)) TEXT('$(TEXT)') TGTCCSID($(TGTCCSID)) TGTRLS($(TGTRLS)) INLINE($(INLINE)) INCDIR($(INCDIR)) \
                LOCALETYPE($(LOCALETYPE)) DEFINE($(DEFINE))