diff --git a/require-ess/tools/driver.makefile b/require-ess/tools/driver.makefile
index c95abca10908322e01f3641593d1a82627aeaa80..d650d0f5391d371285530502a45907272d6dea94 100644
--- a/require-ess/tools/driver.makefile
+++ b/require-ess/tools/driver.makefile
@@ -372,9 +372,7 @@ define update_dep_versions
   # If module_VERSION already exists fails if it doesn't matches
   # module_FETCHED_VERSION.
   $$(foreach mm,$$($$m_DEPS),\
-    $$(eval\
-      $$(mm)_FETCHED_VERSION := $$(call select,2,$$($$m_TBL),$$$$(call str-eq,$$$$1,$$(mm)))\
-      )\
+    $$(eval $$(mm)_FETCHED_VERSION := $$(call select,2,$$($$m_TBL),$$$$(call str-eq,$$$$1,$$(mm))))\
     $$(if $$($$(mm)_VERSION),\
        $$(if $$(filter-out $$($$(mm)_FETCHED_VERSION),$$($$(mm)_VERSION)),\
          $$(error "$$(m) depends on $$(mm),$$($$(mm)_FETCHED_VERSION) but $$(mm),$$($$(mm)_VERSION) is also needed"),\