diff --git a/programming_examples/basic/vector_scalar_mul/Makefile b/programming_examples/basic/vector_scalar_mul/Makefile
index e7d8e6e26e..17c752622b 100644
--- a/programming_examples/basic/vector_scalar_mul/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/basic/vector_scalar_mul/Makefile
@@ -42,20 +42,25 @@ build/aie_trace_${data_size}.mlir: aie2.py
 #build/insts_${data_size}.txt: build/final_${data_size}.xclbin
 build/final_${data_size}.xclbin: build/aie_${data_size}.mlir build/scale.o
 	mkdir -p ${@D}
+ifeq ($(CHESS), true)
 	cd ${@D} && aiecc.py --aie-generate-cdo --no-compile-host --xclbin-name=${@F} \
-				--no-xchesscc --no-xbridge \
-    			$(if $(shell [ $(CHESS) != true ] && echo true), \
-    			    --no-xchesscc --no-xbridge \
-    			) \
 				--aie-generate-npu --npu-insts-name=insts_${data_size}.txt $(<:%=../%)
+else
+	cd ${@D} && aiecc.py --aie-generate-cdo --no-compile-host --xclbin-name=${@F} \
+    	  --no-xchesscc --no-xbridge \
+				--aie-generate-npu --npu-insts-name=insts_${data_size}.txt $(<:%=../%)
+endif
 
 build/final_trace_${data_size}.xclbin: build/aie_trace_${data_size}.mlir build/scale.o
 	mkdir -p ${@D}
+ifeq ($(CHESS), true)
 	cd ${@D} && aiecc.py --aie-generate-cdo --no-compile-host --xclbin-name=${@F} \
-    			$(if $(shell [ $(CHESS) != true ] && echo true), \
-    			    --no-xchesscc --no-xbridge \
-    			) \
 				--aie-generate-npu --npu-insts-name=insts_${data_size}.txt $(<:%=../%)
+else
+	cd ${@D} && aiecc.py --aie-generate-cdo --no-compile-host --xclbin-name=${@F} \
+    		--no-xchesscc --no-xbridge \
+				--aie-generate-npu --npu-insts-name=insts_${data_size}.txt $(<:%=../%)
+endif
 
 ${targetname}_${data_size}.exe: ${srcdir}/test.cpp
 	rm -rf _build