diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 10bcbc757..de5b4d547 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ check-cppcheck: .cppcheck-suppress
 	@trap 'rm -f .cppcheck-suppress' 0; git ls-files -- "*.c" "*.h" | grep -vE '^ccan/' | xargs cppcheck -q --language=c --std=c11 --error-exitcode=1 --suppressions-list=.cppcheck-suppress
 
 check-shellcheck:
-	git ls-files -- "*.sh" | xargs shellcheck
+	@git ls-files -- "*.sh" | xargs shellcheck
 
 check-setup_locale:
 	@tools/check-setup_locale.sh