diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5efebc3a6..725758eca1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ else
 fate-rsync:
 	@echo "use 'make fate-rsync SAMPLES=/path/to/samples' to sync the fate suite"
 $(FATE_TESTS):
-       @echo "SAMPLES not specified, cannot run FATE. See doc/fate.txt for more information."
+	@echo "SAMPLES not specified, cannot run FATE. See doc/fate.txt for more information."
 endif
 
 FATE_UTILS = base64 tiny_psnr