diff --git a/utils/Makefile b/utils/Makefile
index 5d72651884e9c22799f2a9df2fac7d780296be3d..44fa848a3696a2d1cb1b200797ca9e6d8972b15c 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f utils.c threadstorage.c sha1.c astobj2.c hashtest2 hashtest refcounter
 
 md5.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/md5.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 md5.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
@@ -92,28 +92,28 @@ stereorize: stereorize.o frame.o
 stereorize: LIBS+=-lm
 
 hashtab.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/hashtab.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 
 hashtab.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 strcompat.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/strcompat.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 strcompat.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 pval.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/res/ael/pval.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 pval.o : ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 ast_expr2.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/ast_expr2.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 ast_expr2.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 ast_expr2f.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/ast_expr2f.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 ast_expr2f.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE -I$(ASTTOPDIR)/main -Wno-unused
 
@@ -121,17 +121,17 @@ check_expr: check_expr.o ast_expr2.o ast_expr2f.o strcompat.o threadstorage.o cl
 check_expr.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 aelbison.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/res/ael/ael.tab.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 aelbison.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-I$(ASTTOPDIR)/res/ael  -DYYENABLE_NLS=0 -DSTANDALONE
 
 pbx_ael.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/pbx/pbx_ael.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 pbx_ael.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 aelparse.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/res/ael/ael_lex.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 
 ael_main.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
@@ -140,22 +140,22 @@ aelparse.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-I$(ASTTOPDIR)/res -DSTANDALONE -Wno-unused
 aelparse: aelparse.o aelbison.o pbx_ael.o hashtab.o ael_main.o ast_expr2f.o ast_expr2.o strcompat.o pval.o extconf.o
 
 astobj2.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/astobj2.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 astobj2.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 utils.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/utils.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 utils.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 sha1.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/sha1.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 sha1.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE
 
 threadstorage.c: $(ASTTOPDIR)/main/threadstorage.c
-	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $< -> $@"
+	$(ECHO_PREFIX) echo "   [CP] $(subst $(ASTTOPDIR)/,,$<) -> $@"
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) cp "$<" "$@"
 threadstorage.o: ASTCFLAGS+=-DSTANDALONE