diff --git a/make/py-topdir.mk b/make/py-topdir.mk
index a7aaecb0..951762f1 100644
--- a/make/py-topdir.mk
+++ b/make/py-topdir.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-TD_COPY_FILES               += pyproject.toml pyrightconfig.json
+TD_COPY_FILES               += pyproject.toml
+TD_GENERATE_FILES           += pyrightconfig.json
 
 PY_CHECK_EXCLUDE            ?=
 PY_SRC_ROOT                 += $(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/src $(TOPDIR)/tools)
diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 9cac5bb3..77ecaa1f 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ format: topdir
 check-syntax: topdir
 check-format: topdir
 check: check-syntax check-format
+	@echo "Static code checks completed successfully!"
 install: topdir.install
 clean: topdir.clean
 distclean: topdir.distclean
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ local-%: FORCE
 unlocal:
 	$(RM) -f $(shell find . -name local.mk)
 
-topdir: $(TD_GENERATE_FILES)
+topdir: $$(TD_GENERATE_FILES)
 topdir.clean:
 	$(RM) -rf *.done $(TD_GENERATE_FILES)
 clean: topdir.clean