diff --git a/make/project.mk b/make/project.mk
index 36cfce7205..c54c327324 100644
--- a/make/project.mk
+++ b/make/project.mk
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ APP_BIN:=$(APP_ELF:.elf=.bin)
 # Include any Makefile.projbuild file letting components add
 # configuration at the project level
 define includeProjBuildMakefile
-$(if $(V),$(info including $(1)/Makefile.projbuild...))
+$(if $(V),$$(info including $(1)/Makefile.projbuild...))
 COMPONENT_PATH := $(1)
 include $(1)/Makefile.projbuild
 endef
diff --git a/tools/ci/test_build_system.sh b/tools/ci/test_build_system.sh
index d83198bf46..28cfbd37a9 100755
--- a/tools/ci/test_build_system.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/test_build_system.sh
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ function run_tests()
     assert_rebuilt nvs_flash/src/nvs_api.o
     assert_rebuilt freertos/xtensa_vectors.o
 
+    print_status "print_flash_cmd target should produce one line of output"
+    make
+    test $(make print_flash_cmd V=0 | wc -l | tr -d ' ') -eq 1
+
     print_status "Can include/exclude object files"
     echo "#error This file should not compile" > main/excluded_file.c
     echo "int required_global;" > main/included_file.c