diff --git a/make/component_wrapper.mk b/make/component_wrapper.mk
index 049a8084b3..278452ef1b 100644
--- a/make/component_wrapper.mk
+++ b/make/component_wrapper.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ COMPONENT_SUBMODULES ?=
 COMPILING_COMPONENT_PATH := $(COMPONENT_PATH)
 
 define includeCompBuildMakefile
-$(if $(V),$(info including $(1)/Makefile.componentbuild...))
+ifeq ("$(V)","1")
+$$(info including $(1)/Makefile.componentbuild...)
+endif
 COMPONENT_PATH := $(1)
 include $(1)/Makefile.componentbuild
 endef
diff --git a/make/project.mk b/make/project.mk
index cbd3c967a6..32d8862e4f 100644
--- a/make/project.mk
+++ b/make/project.mk
@@ -502,7 +502,9 @@ $(eval $(call ldgen_create_commands))
 # Include any Makefile.projbuild file letting components add
 # configuration at the project level
 define includeProjBuildMakefile
-$(if $(V),$$(info including $(1)/Makefile.projbuild...))
+ifeq ("$(V)","1")
+$$(info including $(1)/Makefile.projbuild...)
+endif
 COMPONENT_PATH := $(1)
 include $(1)/Makefile.projbuild
 endef