diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink b/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
index 4eea4188cb20..13e0beb9eee3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ __archpost:
 include scripts/Kbuild.include
 
 CMD_RELOCS = arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs
-quiet_cmd_relocs = RELOCS $@
+quiet_cmd_relocs = RELOCS  $@
       cmd_relocs = $(CMD_RELOCS) $@
 
 # `@true` prevents complaint when there is nothing to be done