diff --git a/modules/Makefile b/modules/Makefile
index ac71dd581..97134be1c 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile
+++ b/modules/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ all host $(DIRS) $(ARCHS) $(ACTIONS) $(dirActionTargets) $(dirArchTargets) \
     $(dirActionArchTargets) $(actionArchTargets): | RELEASE.local
 
 RELEASE.local:
-	@echo "EPICS_BASE = $(abspath $(INSTALL_LOCATION))"> $@
+	@echo EPICS_BASE = $(abspath $(INSTALL_LOCATION))> $@
 realclean:
 	$(RM) RELEASE.local