3.81 problem with $(eval function

[ali hagigat]

I tested make 3.81 with:
var1=1111
e12:
        @echo $(eval $(call var1))

/root/makefiles_examples> make -f makefile23
makefile23:3: *** missing separator.  Stop.

But @echo $( eval $(call var1)) is OK. One space was added after "$("
and before "eval".