diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 250b276..f91bd5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
 $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS: .FORCE-PERF-CFLAGS
 	@FLAGS='$(TRACK_CFLAGS)'; \
 	    if test x"$$FLAGS" != x"`cat $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS 2>/dev/null`" ; then \
-		echo 1>&2 "    * new build flags or prefix"; \
+		echo 1>&2 "  FLAGS:   * new build flags or prefix"; \
 		echo "$$FLAGS" >$(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS; \
             fi