diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index 4982b2d3bfd6631b6874fbe49a7c93704f983c47..7b4b93ac95f11dc3ed9e4d610a817da1cf338c8c 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $(1): $(2)
 	@$$(HOST_CC) -o $$@ $$(CFLAGS) $$(LDFLAGS) $$^ $$(LIBS)
 endef
 
-else
+else	# noisy build
 
 define ast_make_o_c
 $(1): $(2)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ endef
 
 define ast_make_so_o
 $(1): $(2)
-	$$(CC) -o $$@ $$(LDFAGS) $$(SOLINK) $$^ $$(LIBS)
+	$$(CC) -o $$@ $$(LDFLAGS) $$(SOLINK) $$^ $$(LIBS)
 endef
 
 define ast_make_so_oo