diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 225b9893ab..e967a4477f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ test junittest:
 
 
 check-target-independence:
-	$(V1)for test_target in $(VALID_TARGETS); do \
+	$(V1) for test_target in $(VALID_TARGETS); do \
 		FOUND=$$(grep -rP "\W$${test_target}\W" src/main/ | grep -vP "(\/\/)|(\/\*).*\W$${test_target}\W" | grep -vP "^src/main/target"); \
 		if [ "$${FOUND}" != "" ]; then \
 			echo "Target dependencies found:"; \