diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/pkgdata/dllmode.c b/icu4c/source/tools/pkgdata/dllmode.c
index f6937c2267d..1fc7fb97a9a 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/pkgdata/dllmode.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/pkgdata/dllmode.c
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ void pkg_mode_dll(UPKGOptions *o, FileStream *makefile, UErrorCode *status)
                                    "\t-ls -l $@\n\n");
 
   T_FileStream_writeLine(makefile, "$(TEMP_DIR)/hpux_junk_obj.cpp:\n"
-                                   "    echo \"void to_emit_cxx_stuff_in_the_linker(){}\" >> $(TEMP_DIR)/hpux_junk_obj.cpp\n"
+                                   "\techo \"void to_emit_cxx_stuff_in_the_linker(){}\" >> $(TEMP_DIR)/hpux_junk_obj.cpp\n"
                                    "\n"
                                    "$(TEMP_DIR)/hpux_junk_obj.o: $(TEMP_DIR)/hpux_junk_obj.cpp\n"
-                                   "    $(COMPILE.cc) -o $@ $<\n"
+                                   "\t$(COMPILE.cc) -o $@ $<\n"
                                    "\n");
 #elif defined(OS390BATCH)
   T_FileStream_writeLine(makefile, "$(TARGETDIR)/$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) $(LISTFILES) $(BIR_DEPS)\n"
@@ -211,3 +211,5 @@ void pkg_mode_dll(UPKGOptions *o, FileStream *makefile, UErrorCode *status)
 
 }
 
+
+