diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3976cf7b15..af83c16977 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ endif
 ifdef ABC_USE_NAMESPACE
   CFLAGS += -DABC_NAMESPACE=$(ABC_USE_NAMESPACE) -fpermissive -x c++
   CC := $(CXX)
-  $(info $(MSG_PREFIX)Compiling in namespace $(ABC_NAMESPACE))
+  $(info $(MSG_PREFIX)Compiling in namespace $(ABC_USE_NAMESPACE))
 endif
 
 # compile CUDD with ABC