diff --git a/src/modules/Makefile b/src/modules/Makefile
index 56a8e0677..d485aac1a 100644
--- a/src/modules/Makefile
+++ b/src/modules/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endif
 all: helloworld.so hellotype.so helloblock.so hellocluster.so hellotimer.so hellodict.so hellohook.so helloacl.so build-keydb_modstatsd
 
 build-keydb_modstatsd:
-	-(cd keydb_modstatsd && $(MAKE))
+	$(MAKE) -C keydb_modstatsd
 
 .c.xo:
 	$(CC) -I. $(CFLAGS) $(SHOBJ_CFLAGS) -fPIC -c $< -o $@