diff --git a/tools/export/makefile/Makefile.tmpl b/tools/export/makefile/Makefile.tmpl
index b93950099d..e16024cc46 100644
--- a/tools/export/makefile/Makefile.tmpl
+++ b/tools/export/makefile/Makefile.tmpl
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ else
     RM = '$(SHELL)' -c "rm -rf \"$(1)\""
 endif
 
-# Move to the build directory
-ifeq (,$(filter .build,$(notdir $(CURDIR))))
-.SUFFIXES:
 OBJDIR := .build
+# Move to the build directory
+ifeq (,$(filter $(OBJDIR),$(notdir $(CURDIR))))
+.SUFFIXES:
 mkfile_path := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 MAKETARGET = '$(MAKE)' --no-print-directory -C $(OBJDIR) -f '$(mkfile_path)' \
 		'SRCDIR=$(CURDIR)' $(MAKECMDGOALS)
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ $(PROJECT).elf: $(OBJECTS) $(SYS_OBJECTS) $(LINKER_SCRIPT)
 
 $(PROJECT).bin: $(PROJECT).elf
 {%- block elf2bin -%}{%- endblock %}
+{% if not hex_files %}	+@echo ===== bin file ready to flash: $(OBJDIR)/$@ ===== {% endif %}
 
 $(PROJECT).hex: $(PROJECT).elf
 {%- block elf2hex -%}{%- endblock %}
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ $(PROJECT).hex: $(PROJECT).elf
 $(PROJECT)-combined.hex: $(PROJECT).hex
 	+@echo "NOTE: the $(SREC_CAT) binary is required to be present in your PATH. Please see http://srecord.sourceforge.net/ for more information."
 	$(SREC_CAT) {% for f in hex_files %}{{f}} {% endfor %} -intel $(PROJECT).hex -intel -o $(PROJECT)-combined.hex -intel --line-length=44
+	+@echo ===== hex file ready to flash: $(OBJDIR)/$@ =====
 {% endif %}
 # Rules
 ###############################################################################