diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 68dc7359..843be284 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -117,11 +117,15 @@ styleclean: $(STYLECHECKFILES:=.styleclean)
 
 
 LDTESTS		:=$(wildcard ld/tests/*.data)
-LDTESTS		:=$(LDTESTS:.data=)
-genlinktests:
-	@for i in $(LDTESTS); do			\
-		printf "  TEST\t$$i\t: ";		\
-		./scripts/genlinktest.sh $$i || exit 1;	\
-	done
+
+genlinktests: $(LDTESTS:.data=.ldtest)
+
+%.ldtest:
+	@if ./scripts/genlinktest.sh $* >/dev/null; then\
+		printf "  TEST  OK  : $*\n";		\
+	else						\
+		printf "  TEST FAIL : $*\n";		\
+	fi;
+
 
 .PHONY: build lib $(LIB_DIRS) install doc clean generatedheaders cleanheaders stylecheck genlinktests
diff --git a/scripts/genlinktest.sh b/scripts/genlinktest.sh
index bb9451f6..51176205 100644
--- a/scripts/genlinktest.sh
+++ b/scripts/genlinktest.sh
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ awk -v PAT="$PAAT" -f scripts/genlink.awk $1.data > $1.out;
 
 #check test
 if ! diff -q $1.out $1.result >/dev/null; then
-	printf "FAILED\n";
 	exit 1;
 fi
 
 #remove workout only if it is OK
 rm -f $1.out
 
-printf "OK\n";
 exit 0  
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