diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 875edacac3..df6f6b7275 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ ifndef V
 	QUIET_GEN      = $(QUIET)echo '   ' GEN $@ &&
 	QUIET_BUILT_IN = $(QUIET)echo '   ' BUILTIN $@ &&
 	QUIET_INDEX    = $(QUIET)echo '   ' INDEX $(dir $@) &&
-	QUIET_MSGFMT0  = $(QUIET)printf '    MSGFMT %12s ' $@ &&
-	QUIET_MSGFMT1  = 2>&1 | sed -e 's/fuzzy translations/fuzzy/' | sed -e 's/ messages//g'
+	QUIET_MSGFMT0  = $(QUIET)printf '    MSGFMT %12s ' $@ && v=`
+	QUIET_MSGFMT1  = 2>&1` && echo "$$v" | sed -e 's/fuzzy translations/fuzzy/' | sed -e 's/ messages//g'
 	QUIET_2DEVNULL = 2>/dev/null
 
 	INSTALL_D0 = dir=