diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
index a171687c0..0212fcc27 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ void cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator::OutputInstallRules(std::ostream& fout)
       // first make the directories for each target 
       fout << "\t@if [ ! -d \"$(DESTDIR)" << prefix << l->second.GetInstallPath() << 
         "\" ] ; then \\\n";
-      fout << "\t   @echo \"Making directory \\\"$(DESTDIR)" << prefix 
+      fout << "\t   echo \"Making directory \\\"$(DESTDIR)" << prefix 
            << l->second.GetInstallPath() << "\\\" \"; \\\n";
       fout << "\t   mkdir -p \"$(DESTDIR)" << prefix << l->second.GetInstallPath() 
            << "\"; \\\n";