--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ drv_vmmc_CFLAGS += -fno-common
 drv_vmmc_OBJS = "$(subst .c,.o, $(drv_vmmc_SOURCES) $(nodist_drv_vmmc_SOURCES))"
 
 drv_vmmc.ko: $(drv_vmmc_SOURCES) $(EXTRA_DIST)
-	@echo -e "Making Linux 2.6.x kernel object"
+	@echo "Making Linux 2.6.x kernel object"
 	@for f in $(drv_vmmc_SOURCES) $(nodist_drv_vmmc_SOURCES) ; do \
 		if test ! -e $(PWD)/$$f; then \
 			echo "  LN      $$f" ; \
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ drv_vmmc.ko: $(drv_vmmc_SOURCES) $(EXTRA
 			ln -s @abs_srcdir@/$$f $(PWD)/$$f; \
 		fi; \
 	done;
-	@echo -e "# drv_vmmc: Generated to build Linux 2.6.x kernel object" > $(PWD)/Kbuild
-	@echo -e "obj-m := $(subst .ko,.o,$@)"			>> $(PWD)/Kbuild
-	@echo -e "$(subst .ko,,$@)-y := $(drv_vmmc_OBJS)"	>> $(PWD)/Kbuild
-	@echo -e "EXTRA_CFLAGS := -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  $(CFLAGS) $(drv_vmmc_CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES)"	>> $(PWD)/Kbuild
+	@echo "# drv_vmmc: Generated to build Linux 2.6.x kernel object" > $(PWD)/Kbuild
+	@echo "obj-m := $(subst .ko,.o,$@)"			>> $(PWD)/Kbuild
+	@echo "$(subst .ko,,$@)-y := $(drv_vmmc_OBJS)"	>> $(PWD)/Kbuild
+	@echo "EXTRA_CFLAGS := -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  $(CFLAGS) $(drv_vmmc_CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES)"	>> $(PWD)/Kbuild
 	$(MAKE) ARCH=@KERNEL_ARCH@ -C @KERNEL_BUILD_PATH@ O=@KERNEL_BUILD_PATH@ M=$(PWD) modules
 
 clean-generic: