diff --git a/helm.mk b/helm.mk
index 9316e6a..f8ba138 100644
--- a/helm.mk
+++ b/helm.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ifdef TEST_MODE
 endif
 
 ifdef NAMESPACE
-	K8S_NAMESPACE = $$(NAMESPACE)
+	@ $(eval K8S_NAMESPACE = $(NAMESPACE))
 endif
 
 ifdef DEBUG_MODE