diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index c60a9c740..c4f7243c2 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::AppendEcho(std::vector<std::string>& commands,
         color_name = "--green ";
         break;
       case EchoLink:
-        color_name = "--red --bold ";
+        color_name = "--green --bold ";
         break;
       case EchoGenerate:
         color_name = "--blue --bold ";