diff --git a/po-properties/Makefile.in.in b/po-properties/Makefile.in.in
index f7bf58708e..db1b638778 100644
--- a/po-properties/Makefile.in.in
+++ b/po-properties/Makefile.in.in
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ install-data: install-data-@USE_NLS@
 install-data-no: all
 install-data-yes: all
 	$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(datadir); \
-	@catalogs='$(CATALOGS)'; \
+	catalogs='$(CATALOGS)'; \
 	for cat in $$catalogs; do \
 	  cat=`basename $$cat`; \
 	  case "$$cat" in \
diff --git a/po/Makefile.in.in b/po/Makefile.in.in
index 7e9c65573a..5f53019686 100644
--- a/po/Makefile.in.in
+++ b/po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ install-data: install-data-@USE_NLS@
 install-data-no: all
 install-data-yes: all
 	$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(datadir); \
-	@catalogs='$(CATALOGS)'; \
+	catalogs='$(CATALOGS)'; \
 	for cat in $$catalogs; do \
 	  cat=`basename $$cat`; \
 	  case "$$cat" in \