diff --git a/build/Makefile b/build/Makefile
index c03e0de..b607812 100644
--- a/build/Makefile
+++ b/build/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIBS = libtoxcore ncursesw libconfig
 
 CFLAGS = -std=gnu99 -pthread -Wall -g
 CFLAGS += '-DTOXICVER="$(VERSION)"' -DHAVE_WIDECHAR -D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
-CFLAGS += -DPACKAGE_DATADIR="\"$(abspath $(DATADIR))\""
+CFLAGS += '-DPACKAGE_DATADIR="$(abspath $(DATADIR))"'
 CFLAGS += $(USER_CFLAGS)
 LDFLAGS = $(USER_LDFLAGS)
 
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ all: toxic doc
 
 toxic: $(OBJ)
 	@echo "  LD    $@"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o toxic $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o toxic $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 %.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.c
 	@echo "  CC    $@"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $*.o -c $(SRC_DIR)/$*.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $*.o -c $(SRC_DIR)/$*.c
 	@$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $(SRC_DIR)/$*.c > $*.d
 
 clean: