diff --git a/src/modules/systemlib/mixer/multi_tables.mk b/src/modules/systemlib/mixer/multi_tables.mk
index 6429961cc8..5a1a0fa72e 100644
--- a/src/modules/systemlib/mixer/multi_tables.mk
+++ b/src/modules/systemlib/mixer/multi_tables.mk
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
 
 
 SELF_DIR := $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+MULTI_TABLES := $(SELF_DIR)multi_tables.py
 
 # Add explicit dependency, as implicit one doesn't work often.
 $(SELF_DIR)mixer_multirotor.cpp : $(SELF_DIR)mixer_multirotor.generated.h
 
-$(SELF_DIR)mixer_multirotor.generated.h : $(SELF_DIR)multi_tables
-	$(SELF_DIR)multi_tables > $(SELF_DIR)mixer_multirotor.generated.h
-	$(SELF_DIR)multi_tables
-	
\ No newline at end of file
+$(SELF_DIR)mixer_multirotor.generated.h : $(MULTI_TABLES)
+	$(Q) $(PYTHON) $(MULTI_TABLES) > $(SELF_DIR)mixer_multirotor.generated.h
+	$(Q) $(PYTHON) $(MULTI_TABLES)
+