diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5894a67..23dd629 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ $(OBJDIR)/%.o: $(SRCDIR)/%.c
 define rmfiles_if_exist
 	@for file in $1; do \
 		if [ -e $$file ]; then \
-			echo "Removing file $$file"; \
+			printf -- "Removing file $$file\n"; \
 			rm $$file; \
 		fi; \
 	done
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ define rmdirs
 		if [ -d "$$dir" ]; then \
 			if [ -z "$$(find "$$dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -print -quit)" ]; \
 			then \
-				echo "Removing empty directory $$dir"; \
+				printf -- "Removing empty directory $$dir\n"; \
 			else \
-				echo "Removing non-empty directory $$dir"; \
+				printf -- "Removing non-empty directory $$dir\n"; \
 			fi; \
 			rm -r $$dir; \
 		fi; \
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ define rmdirs_if_empty
 		if [ -d "$$dir" ]; then \
 			if [ -z "$$(find "$$dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -print -quit)" ]; \
 			then \
-				echo "Removing empty directory $$dir"; \
+				printf -- "Removing empty directory $$dir\n"; \
 				rm -r $$dir; \
 			fi; \
 		fi; \