diff --git a/test/Makefile.ssl b/test/Makefile.ssl
index c1305f6c57397053ea600bc30ac95f20245a2f8f..1a8f3627621ad0cf58054a300180625d69ccb82f 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/test/Makefile.ssl
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ test_pkcs7:
 
 test_bn:
 	@echo starting big number library test, could take a while...
-	-@./$(BNTEST) >tmp.bntest
+	@./$(BNTEST) >tmp.bntest
 	@echo quit >>tmp.bntest
 	@echo "running bc"
 	@<tmp.bntest sh -c "`sh ./bctest`" | $(PERL) -e '$$i=0; while (<STDIN>) {if (/^test (.*)/) {print STDERR "\nverify $$1";} elsif (!/^0$$/) {die "\nFailed! bc: $$_";} else {print STDERR "."; $$i++;}} print STDERR "\n$$i tests passed\n"'