diff --git a/config/common.mk b/config/common.mk
index 00a536cb..6c4d8f95 100644
--- a/config/common.mk
+++ b/config/common.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bootanimation_sizes := $(subst .zip,,$(shell ls -1 vendor/cm/prebuilt/common/boo
 # find the appropriate size and set
 define check_and_set_bootanimation
 $(eval TARGET_BOOTANIMATION_NAME := $(shell \
-  if [ -z "$(TARGET_BOOTANIMATION_NAME)" ]; then
+  if [ -z "$(TARGET_BOOTANIMATION_NAME)" ]; then \
     if [ "$(1)" -le "$(TARGET_BOOTANIMATION_SIZE)" ]; then \
       echo $(1); \
       exit 0; \