diff --git a/Makefile.coq.local b/Makefile.coq.local
index 2f940e8cca3b7f0f7c80bece8bff5ee6a764997b..9ff769d27a157fdad62aec46b89e87bf50cc93e7 100644
--- a/Makefile.coq.local
+++ b/Makefile.coq.local
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ NORMALIZER:=test-normalizer.sed
 test: $(TESTFILES:.v=.vo)
 # Make sure everything imports the options.
 	$(HIDE)for FILE in $(VFILES); do \
-	  if ! fgrep -q 'From iris Require Import options.' "$$FILE"; then echo "ERROR: $$FILE does not import 'options'."; exit 1; fi \
+	  if ! fgrep -q 'From iris Require Import options.' "$$FILE"; then echo "ERROR: $$FILE does not import 'options'."; echo; exit 1; fi \
 	done
 .PHONY: test