diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d6563b03167..fa0d19fef4a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ linkcheck: BUILDER = linkcheck
 linkcheck: html
 
 ## check-links    (deprecated: use 'make linkcheck' alias instead)
-.PHONY: pages
-check-links: linkcheck
-	@echo "\033[0;33mWarning:\033[0;31m 'make check-links' \033[0;33mis deprecated, use\033[0;32m 'make linkcheck' \033[0;33malias instead\033[0m"
+.PHONY: check-links
+check-links:
+	@echo "\033[0;33mError:\033[0;31m 'make check-links' \033[0;33mis deprecated, use\033[0;32m 'make linkcheck' \033[0;33malias instead\033[0m"
 
 ## clean          to remove the venv and build files
 .PHONY: clean