diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 94e33e9d9ba..5702d33fd92 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -205,10 +205,11 @@ else
 endif
 
 API_DOCS_CMD = "gen-crd-api-reference-docs		\
-				-config /usr/local/bin/example-config.json		\
-				-api-dir ./pkg/apis/cr/v1alpha1	\
-				-out-file API.md				\
+			-config /usr/local/bin/example-config.json		\
+			-api-dir ./pkg/apis/cr/v1alpha1	\
+			-out-file API.md				\
 	   "
+
 crd_docs:
 ifeq ($(DOCKER_BUILD),"true")
 	@echo "running API_DOCS_CMD in the containerized build environment"