diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f1023e35f..34438cdf5c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ ifndef V
 	QUIET_GEN      = $(QUIET)echo '   ' GEN '$@' &&
 	QUIET_INDEX    = $(QUIET)echo '   ' INDEX $(dir $@) &&
 	QUIET_MSGFMT0  = $(QUIET)printf '    MSGFMT %12s ' $@ && v=`
-	QUIET_MSGFMT1  = 2>&1` && echo "$$v" | sed -e 's/fuzzy translations/fuzzy/' | sed -e 's/ messages//g'
+	QUIET_MSGFMT1  = 2>&1` && echo "$$v" | sed -e 's/fuzzy translations/fuzzy/' | sed -e 's/ messages*//g'
 	QUIET_2DEVNULL = 2>/dev/null
 
 	INSTALL_D0 = dir=