diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f0640f9cfb2c2a..0d8f59bb64fc03 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1253,11 +1253,11 @@ tools/.mdlintstamp: $(LINT_MD_FILES)
 # Lints the markdown documents maintained by us in the codebase.
 lint-md: lint-js-doc | tools/.mdlintstamp
 
-format-lint-md = tools/lint-md/lint-md.mjs --format $(LINT_MD_FILES)
+run-format-md = tools/lint-md/lint-md.mjs --format $(LINT_MD_FILES)
 .PHONY: format-md
 # Formats the markdown documents maintained by us in the codebase.
 format-md:
-	@$(call available-node,$(run-lint-md))
+	@$(call available-node,$(run-format-md))