diff --git a/srpt/Makefile b/srpt/Makefile
index d7aa6468e..a651d167d 100644
--- a/srpt/Makefile
+++ b/srpt/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ install: all src/ib_srpt.ko
 	-/sbin/depmod -aq $(KVER)
 
 src/Module.symvers src/Modules.symvers: $(SCST_DIR)/$(MODULE_SYMVERS)
-	if $(OFED_KERNEL_IB_RPM_INSTALLED); then                            \
+	@if $(OFED_KERNEL_IB_RPM_INSTALLED); then                           \
 	  if ! $(OFED_KERNEL_IB_DEVEL_RPM_INSTALLED); then                  \
 	    echo "Error: the OFED package kernel-ib-devel has not yet been" \
 	         "installed.";                                              \