diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index d957a649..df9de2b3 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ifeq ($(TIME),)
     TIME                    += -p
   endif
 endif
-JW_PKG_PY_PROJECTS           = $(TIME) $(JW_PKG_PY) projects
+JW_PKG_PY_PROJECTS           = $(JW_PKG_PY) projects
 JW_PKG_PY_BUILD              = $(JW_PKG_PY_PROJECTS) build $(JW_PKG_PY_EXTRA_BUILD_OPTS)
 PKG_MANAGER                 ?= $(TIME) $(JW_PKG_PY) --interactive=$(INTERACTIVE) distro