diff --git a/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk b/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
index 42b5168a..896a2879 100644
--- a/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
+++ b/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ endif
 bootstrap: $(BOOTSTRAP)
 	@touch $(BUILD_DIR)/.$(BOXTYPE)-$(BOXMODEL)
 	$(call draw_line);
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)Bootstrapped for $(shell echo $(BOXTYPE) | sed 's/.*/\u&/') $(BOXNAME) ($(BOXMODEL))$(TERM_NORMAL)"
+	@$(call MESSAGE_GREEN,"Bootstrapped for $(shell echo $(BOXTYPE) | sed 's/.*/\u&/') $(BOXNAME) ($(BOXMODEL))")
 	$(call draw_line);
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/make/buildsystem-clean.mk b/make/buildsystem-clean.mk
index 82a832dc..6515140b 100644
--- a/make/buildsystem-clean.mk
+++ b/make/buildsystem-clean.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ccache-clean:
 rebuild-clean: host-bin-config-clean target-clean deps-clean build-clean checkout-branches
 
 all-clean: rebuild-clean staging-clean host-clean static-base-clean
-	@echo -e "\n$(TERM_RED_BOLD)Any other key then CTRL-C will now remove CROSS_BASE$(TERM_NORMAL)"
+	@$(call MESSAGE_RED,"Any other key then CTRL-C will now remove CROSS_BASE")
 	@read
 	make cross-base-clean
 
diff --git a/make/buildsystem-helpers.mk b/make/buildsystem-helpers.mk
index b9204eb1..4dac314e 100644
--- a/make/buildsystem-helpers.mk
+++ b/make/buildsystem-helpers.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ define apply_patches
 		if [ -e $$i -o -e $(PKG_PATCHES_DIR)/$$i ]; then \
 			if [ -d $$i ]; then \
 				for p in $$i/*; do \
-					echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)Applying $${p#$(PKG_PATCHES_DIR)/}$(TERM_NORMAL)"; \
+					$(call MESSAGE,"Applying $${p#$(PKG_PATCHES_DIR)/}"); \
 					if [ $${p:0:1} == "/" ]; then \
 						patch -p$$l -i $$p; \
 					else \
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ define apply_patches
 					fi; \
 				done; \
 			else \
-				echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)Applying $${i#$(PKG_PATCHES_DIR)/}$(TERM_NORMAL)"; \
+				$(call MESSAGE,"Applying $${i#$(PKG_PATCHES_DIR)/}"); \
 				if [ $${i:0:1} == "/" ]; then \
 					patch -p$$l -i $$i; \
 				else \
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ changelogs:
 
 done:
 	$(call draw_line);
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_GREEN)Done$(TERM_NORMAL)"
+	@$(call MESSAGE_GREEN,"Done")
 	$(call draw_line);
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/make/buildsystem-prerequisites.mk b/make/buildsystem-prerequisites.mk
index f746c0b9..f25b6fdb 100644
--- a/make/buildsystem-prerequisites.mk
+++ b/make/buildsystem-prerequisites.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ toolcheck: $(TOOLCHECK)
 
 bashcheck:
 	@if test "$(subst /bin/,,$(shell readlink /bin/sh))" != "bash"; then \
-		echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)WARNING$(TERM_NORMAL): /bin/sh is not linked to bash."; \
+		@$(call MESSAGE_RED,"Warning",": /bin/sh is not linked to bash"); \
 	fi
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/make/flash-images.mk b/make/flash-images.mk
index 291010ac..b540c6d9 100644
--- a/make/flash-images.mk
+++ b/make/flash-images.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ check-image-size:
 ifdef IMAGE_TO_CHECK
 	@IMAGE_SIZE=$(shell wc -c < $(IMAGE_TO_CHECK)); \
 	if [ $$IMAGE_SIZE -ge $(ROOTFS_SIZE) ]; then \
-		echo -e "$(TERM_RED_BOLD)$(IMAGE_TO_CHECK) is too big$(TERM_NORMAL)"; \
+		$(call MESSAGE_RED,"$(IMAGE_TO_CHECK) is too big"); \
 		false; \
 	fi
 endif
diff --git a/make/flash-updates.mk b/make/flash-updates.mk
index 74fca8f5..7fc359ce 100644
--- a/make/flash-updates.mk
+++ b/make/flash-updates.mk
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ initial-settings: matze-192
 	P192=`grep -m 1 'position=\"192\"' $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_NEUTRINO)/data/config/satellites.xml`; \
 	P192=`echo $$P192`; \
 	$(SED) "/position=\"192\"/c\	$$P192" $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_NEUTRINO)/data/initial/services.xml
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)Commit your changes in $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_NEUTRINO)/data/initial$(TERM_NORMAL)"
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"Commit your changes in $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_NEUTRINO)/data/initial")
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/make/linux-kernel.mk b/make/linux-kernel.mk
index 8b4a8abe..0d32d53a 100644
--- a/make/linux-kernel.mk
+++ b/make/linux-kernel.mk
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ kernel-install-coolstream-all:
 	#
 	make clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 	#
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)Align stb_update.data in $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_DRIVERS_BIN)$(TERM_NORMAL)"
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)and commit your changes in $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_DRIVERS_BIN)$(TERM_NORMAL)"
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"Align stb_update.data in $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_DRIVERS_BIN)")
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"and commit your changes in $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_DRIVERS_BIN)")
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/make/target-rootfs.mk b/make/target-rootfs.mk
index 23de404e..a54d3060 100644
--- a/make/target-rootfs.mk
+++ b/make/target-rootfs.mk
@@ -115,10 +115,7 @@ rootfs-cleanup: $(ROOTFS)
 	find $(ROOTFS) \( -name Makefile.am \) -type f -print0 | xargs --no-run-if-empty -0 rm -f
 	find $(ROOTFS)$(base_libdir) \( -name '*.a' -o -name '*.la' \) -print0 | xargs --no-run-if-empty -0 rm -f
 	find $(ROOTFS)$(libdir) \( -name '*.a' -o -name '*.la' \) -print0 | xargs --no-run-if-empty -0 rm -f
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)"
-	@echo -n "After cleanup: "
-	@du -sh $(ROOTFS)
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_NORMAL)"
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"After cleanup: $$(du -sh $(ROOTFS))")
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -152,10 +149,7 @@ ifneq ($(DEBUG),yes)
   ifeq ($(BOXSERIES),hd2)
 	find $(ROOTFS)/lib/modules/$(KERNEL_VER)/kernel -type f -name '*.ko' | xargs -n 1 $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) --strip-unneeded
   endif
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)"
-	@echo -n "After strip: "
-	@du -sh $(ROOTFS)
-	@echo -e "$(TERM_NORMAL)"
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"After strip: $$(du -sh $(ROOTFS))")
 endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/support/misc/utils.mk b/support/misc/utils.mk
index d2fdf90e..a8607e15 100644
--- a/support/misc/utils.mk
+++ b/support/misc/utils.mk
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ TERM_BOLD := $(shell tput smso 2>/dev/null)
 TERM_RESET := $(shell tput rmso 2>/dev/null)
 
 # MESSAGE Macro -- display a message in bold type
-MESSAGE = echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)$(call qstrip,$(1))$(TERM_NORMAL)"
-#MESSAGE = echo "$(TERM_BOLD)>>> $($(PKG)_NAME) $($(PKG)_VERSION) $(call qstrip,$(1))$(TERM_RESET)"
+MESSAGE = echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)$(call qstrip,$(1))$(TERM_NORMAL)$(call qstrip,$(2))"
+MESSAGE_GREEN = echo -e "$(TERM_GREEN)$(call qstrip,$(1))$(TERM_NORMAL)$(call qstrip,$(2))"
+MESSAGE_RED = echo -e "$(TERM_RED_BOLD)$(call qstrip,$(1))$(TERM_NORMAL)$(call qstrip,$(2))"
 
 # Utility functions for 'find'
 # findfileclauses(filelist) => -name 'X' -o -name 'Y'