diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index 021843bf4b..d54f271fe8 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #
 ###########################################################################
 
-EXTRA_DIST = coverage.sh completion.pl firefox-db2pem.sh checksrc.pl    \
- mk-ca-bundle.pl mk-unity.pl schemetable.c cd2nroff nroff2cd cdall cd2cd managen \
- dmaketgz maketgz release-tools.sh verify-release cmakelint.sh mdlinkcheck
+EXTRA_DIST = coverage.sh completion.pl firefox-db2pem.sh checksrc.pl              \
+  mk-ca-bundle.pl mk-unity.pl schemetable.c cd2nroff nroff2cd cdall cd2cd managen \
+  dmaketgz maketgz release-tools.sh verify-release cmakelint.sh mdlinkcheck
 
 ZSH_FUNCTIONS_DIR = @ZSH_FUNCTIONS_DIR@
 FISH_FUNCTIONS_DIR = @FISH_FUNCTIONS_DIR@
@@ -43,38 +43,30 @@ all-local: $(ZSH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME) $(FISH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENA
 
 if USE_ZSH_COMPLETION
 $(ZSH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME): completion.pl
-if CROSSCOMPILING
-	@echo "NOTICE: we can't generate zsh completion when cross-compiling!"
-else # if not cross-compiling:
-	if test -z "$(PERL)"; then echo "No perl: can't install completion script"; else \
-	$(PERL) $(srcdir)/completion.pl --opts-dir $(top_srcdir)/docs/cmdline-opts --shell zsh > $@ ; fi
-endif
+	if test -z "$(PERL)"; then echo 'No perl: cannot generate completion script'; else \
+	$(PERL) $(srcdir)/completion.pl --opts-dir $(top_srcdir)/docs/cmdline-opts --shell zsh > $@; fi
 endif
 
 if USE_FISH_COMPLETION
 $(FISH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME): completion.pl
-if CROSSCOMPILING
-	@echo "NOTICE: we can't generate fish completion when cross-compiling!"
-else # if not cross-compiling:
-	if test -z "$(PERL)"; then echo "No perl: can't install completion script"; else \
-	$(PERL) $(srcdir)/completion.pl --opts-dir $(top_srcdir)/docs/cmdline-opts --shell fish > $@ ; fi
-endif
+	if test -z "$(PERL)"; then echo 'No perl: cannot generate completion script'; else \
+	$(PERL) $(srcdir)/completion.pl --opts-dir $(top_srcdir)/docs/cmdline-opts --shell fish > $@; fi
 endif
 
 install-data-local:
 if CROSSCOMPILING
-	@echo "NOTICE: we can't install completion scripts when cross-compiling!"
+	@echo 'NOTICE: we cannot install completion scripts when cross-compiling'
 else # if not cross-compiling:
 if USE_ZSH_COMPLETION
 	if test -n "$(PERL)"; then \
 	  $(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(ZSH_FUNCTIONS_DIR); \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(ZSH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME) $(DESTDIR)$(ZSH_FUNCTIONS_DIR)/$(ZSH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME) ; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(ZSH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME) $(DESTDIR)$(ZSH_FUNCTIONS_DIR)/$(ZSH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME); \
 	fi
 endif
 if USE_FISH_COMPLETION
 	if test -n "$(PERL)"; then \
 	  $(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(FISH_FUNCTIONS_DIR); \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(FISH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME) $(DESTDIR)$(FISH_FUNCTIONS_DIR)/$(FISH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME) ; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(FISH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME) $(DESTDIR)$(FISH_FUNCTIONS_DIR)/$(FISH_COMPLETION_FUNCTION_FILENAME); \
 	fi
 endif
 endif