diff --git a/make/dev-utils.mk b/make/dev-utils.mk
index e3c03211..550a3180 100644
--- a/make/dev-utils.mk
+++ b/make/dev-utils.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo-makefiles:
 	$(Q)strace -f make nothing 2>&1 | sed '/open\(at\)*(.*\(GNUmakefile\|makefile\|Makefile\|\.mk\)/ !d; s/.*open("//; s/.*openat([A-Z_]\+, "//; s/", O_.*//'
 
 cat-makefiles:
-	Q=@ make --no-print-directory echo-makefiles | while read f; do echo "# =================================================== $$f"; sed 's/^include/#cat include/' $$f; done
+	$(Q)make --no-print-directory echo-makefiles | while read f; do echo "# =================================================== $$f"; sed 's/^include/#cat include/' $$f; done
 
 link-in:
 	DEVELOPMENT=false INSTALL_LINK=1 make install