diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-benchmark-lang/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-benchmark-lang/lib/main.js
index 2522f7fbfe7e..f9b307537247 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-benchmark-lang/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-benchmark-lang/lib/main.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function stderr( data ) {
 // MAIN //
 
 /**
-* Plugin to run benchmarks.
+* Plugin to run cross-language benchmarks.
 *
 * @param {string} dir - Makefile directory
 * @param {string} cwd - current working directory
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-repl/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-repl/lib/main.js
index c8375ebc84af..32f98249b125 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-repl/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-repl/lib/main.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var spawn = require( 'child_process' ).spawn;
 // MAIN //
 
 /**
-* Plugin for launching a REPL.
+* Plugin to launch a REPL.
 *
 * @param {string} dir - Makefile directory
 * @param {string} cwd - current working directory
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-view-cov/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-view-cov/lib/main.js
index 2e633ddb5c3f..c3a17f2a8ff0 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-view-cov/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-view-cov/lib/main.js
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ function plugin( dir ) {
 	opts = {};
 	opts.cwd = dir;
 
+	args = [];
+
 	// Target:
-	args = [ 'view-cov' ];
+	args.push( 'view-cov' );
 
 	proc = spawn( 'make', args, opts );
 	proc.on( 'error', onError );