diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index a59481a3fa6c..23e17a7e7a63 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ endif
 kernel/system_certificates.o: $(obj)/x509_certificate_list
 
 quiet_cmd_x509certs  = CERTS   $@
-      cmd_x509certs  = cat $(X509_CERTIFICATES) /dev/null >$@ $(foreach X509,$(X509_CERTIFICATES),; echo "  - Including cert $(X509)")
+      cmd_x509certs  = cat $(X509_CERTIFICATES) /dev/null >$@ $(foreach X509,$(X509_CERTIFICATES),; $(kecho) "  - Including cert $(X509)")
 
 targets += $(obj)/x509_certificate_list
 $(obj)/x509_certificate_list: $(X509_CERTIFICATES) $(obj)/.x509.list