diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index 137571ee..ab8e484c 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ links.done:
 	touch $@
 
 ssh-wrapper.sh: Makefile
-	echo -e '#!/bin/bash -x\n\nexec /usr/bin/ssh $$JW_BUILD_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS "$$@"' > $@.tmp
+	/bin/echo -e '#!/bin/bash -x\n\nexec /usr/bin/ssh $$JW_BUILD_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS "$$@"' > $@.tmp
 	chmod 700 $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 clean.ssh-wrapper: