diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index f6a246bcb..f8cf88200 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3122,7 +3122,7 @@ define check-sum-of-partition-sizes
   else \
     echo "The sum of sizes of [$(strip $(3))] is within $(strip $(1)):"; \
     echo $${sum_sizes_expr} '==' $$(( $${sum_sizes_expr} )) '<=' "$(2)" '==' $$(( $(2) )); \
-  fi
+  fi;
 endef
 
 define check-all-partition-sizes-target