diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
index dd6250e46..0e44853b1 100644
--- a/scripts/functions
+++ b/scripts/functions
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ function run_check() {
 # inside the .la file
 #
 postflist_static_lib() {
-	echo_status "processing static lib corrections ..."
+	echo "processing static lib corrections ..."
 	egrep '^lib/.*\.(a|la)$' $builddir/flist.txt |
 	while read fn ; do
 		[ -e $root/$fn -o -L $root/$fn ] || continue