diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index ba3234b5..706aab35 100644
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ def run_make(module, target):
     print(',---------- running ' + make_cmd + ' in ' + path + ' -------------------------- >')
     os.chdir(path)
     p = subprocess.Popen(make_cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-    p.wait()
-    for line in iter(p.stdout.readline,''):
+    for line in iter(p.stdout.readline, ''):
         sys.stdout.write('| ' + line) # avoid extra newlines from print()
-    sys.stdout.flush()
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+    p.wait()
     print('`---------- running ' + make_cmd + ' in ' + path + ' -------------------------- <')
     if p.returncode:
         print(make_cmd + ' failed')