diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c9be643ae3..340d9c8faa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ endif
 	 else \
 	  mv $@.tmp $@; \
 	  cp -p $@ $@.old; \
-	 fi, "  GEN  $@");
+	 fi, "  GEN   $@");
 
 defconfig:
 	rm -f config-all-devices.mak $(SUBDIR_DEVICES_MAK)
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 8d26736f1f..749458224a 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -487,10 +487,10 @@ check-report-unit.xml: $(check-unit-y)
 # Reports and overall runs
 
 check-report.xml: $(patsubst %,check-report-qtest-%.xml, $(QTEST_TARGETS)) check-report-unit.xml
-	$(call quiet-command,$(SRC_PATH)/scripts/gtester-cat $^ > $@, "  GEN    $@")
+	$(call quiet-command,$(SRC_PATH)/scripts/gtester-cat $^ > $@, "  GEN   $@")
 
 check-report.html: check-report.xml
-	$(call quiet-command,gtester-report $< > $@, "  GEN    $@")
+	$(call quiet-command,gtester-report $< > $@, "  GEN   $@")
 
 
 # Other tests