diff --git a/test/erl/Makefile.am b/test/erl/Makefile.am
index cfea7f9..a54e217 100644
--- a/test/erl/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/erl/Makefile.am
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 
 THRIFT_FILES = $(wildcard ../*.thrift)
 
+# make sure ThriftTest.thrift is generated last to prevent conflicts with other *.thrift files
 .generated: $(THRIFT_FILES)
 	for f in $(THRIFT_FILES) ; do \
 	  $(THRIFT) --gen erl $$f ; \
 	done ; \
 	$(THRIFT) --gen erl:legacynames LegacyNames.thrift
-	# make sure ThriftTest.thrift is generated last to prevent conflicts with other *.thrift files
 	$(THRIFT) --gen erl ../ThriftTest.thrift
 	touch .generated