diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b38e79..d7bb10d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -485,8 +485,7 @@ check_character_set: $(ENCHILADA)
 
 check_white_space: $(ENCHILADA)
 		! grep -En ' '$(TAB_CHAR)"|$$(printf '[\f\r\v]')" $(ENCHILADA)
-		! grep -n '[[:space:]]$$' \
-			$$(ls $(ENCHILADA) | grep -Fvx leap-seconds.list)
+		! grep -n '[[:space:]]$$' $(ENCHILADA)
 
 CHECK_CC_LIST = { n = split($$1,a,/,/); for (i=2; i<=n; i++) print a[1], a[i]; }
 
diff --git a/leap-seconds.list b/leap-seconds.list
index 17c0466..5bac01b 100755
--- a/leap-seconds.list
+++ b/leap-seconds.list
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@
 #	over the last few minutes of the day. The frequency of the local
 #	clock is decreased (or increased) to realize the positive (or
 #	negative) leap second. This method removes the time step described
-#	above. Although the long-term behavior of the time scale is correct 
-#	in this case, this method introduces an error during the adjustment 
-#	period both in time and in frequency with respect to the official 
-#	defintion of UTC.
+#	above. Although the long-term behavior of the time scale is correct
+#	in this case, this method introduces an error during the adjustment
+#	period both in time and in frequency with respect to the official
+#	definition of UTC.
 #
 #	Questions or comments to:
 #		Judah Levine