--- a/makefile	2023-03-08 22:04:26.000000000 -0600
+++ b/makefile	2023-03-08 22:05:14.000000000 -0600
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 	-@echo "C Compiler version:"; $(ESMF_CCOMPILER_VERSION); echo ""
 	-@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 	-@echo "Preprocessor version:"
-	@$(ESMF_CPP) --version $(ESMF_DIR)/scripts/empty.C
+	-@echo `$(ESMF_CPP) --version $(ESMF_DIR)/scripts/empty.C`
 ifeq ($(pathtype),abs)
 	-@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 	-@echo "NetCDF library version: `$(ESMF_NETCDF) --version`"