diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 9b227e719..c63fa0c28 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ CLANGFORMAT_FILES = $(CHECK_CPP) $(CHECK_H) $(CHECK_YL) test_regress/t/*.c* test
 
 format-c clang-format:
 	@$(CLANGFORMAT) --version | egrep 14.0 > /dev/null \
-		|| echo "*** You are not using clang-format-14, indents may differ from master's ***"
+	|| echo "*** You are not using clang-format-14, indents may differ from master's ***"
 	$(CLANGFORMAT) $(CLANGFORMAT_FLAGS) $(CLANGFORMAT_FILES)
 
 YAMLFIX = YAMLFIX_WHITELINES=1 YAMLFIX_LINE_LENGTH=130 YAMLFIX_preserve_quotes=true yamlfix
diff --git a/examples/json_py/Makefile b/examples/json_py/Makefile
index 0f530185e..c5e69028c 100644
--- a/examples/json_py/Makefile
+++ b/examples/json_py/Makefile
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ endif
 python_message:
 	@echo "Found Python version ${PYTHON_VERSION}, but require >= 3.5"
 
-test: \
-	test-vl_file_copy \
-	test-vl_hier_graph \
+test: test-vl_file_copy test-vl_hier_graph
 
 test-vl_file_copy:
 	@echo "-- vl_file_copy example"
diff --git a/examples/make_tracing_c/Makefile b/examples/make_tracing_c/Makefile
index e501bc502..179705bff 100644
--- a/examples/make_tracing_c/Makefile
+++ b/examples/make_tracing_c/Makefile
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ run:
 	@echo "To see waveforms, open vlt_dump.vcd in a waveform viewer"
 	@echo
 
-
 ######################################################################
 # Other targets
 
diff --git a/examples/make_tracing_sc/Makefile b/examples/make_tracing_sc/Makefile
index b5565a330..68d2b51ae 100644
--- a/examples/make_tracing_sc/Makefile
+++ b/examples/make_tracing_sc/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ run:
 	@echo "To see waveforms, open vlt_dump.vcd in a waveform viewer"
 	@echo
 
-
 ######################################################################
 # Other targets
 
diff --git a/test_regress/Makefile b/test_regress/Makefile
index 38e88f14f..6204221c0 100644
--- a/test_regress/Makefile
+++ b/test_regress/Makefile
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@ impl-test-diff:
 
 .PHONY: test-diff
 test-diff:
-	$(MAKE) impl-test-diff | grep -v "Only in obj_" | \
-    $$(git config --default less --global --get core.pager)
+	$(MAKE) impl-test-diff | grep -v "Only in obj_" \
+	| $$(git config --default less --global --get core.pager)