diff --git a/scripts/mkmakefile b/scripts/mkmakefile
index 5325423ceab4..0cc044260744 100644
--- a/scripts/mkmakefile
+++ b/scripts/mkmakefile
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ PATCHLEVEL = $4
 lastword = \$(word \$(words \$(1)),\$(1))
 makedir := \$(dir \$(call lastword,\$(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 
+ifeq ("\$(origin V)", "command line")
+VERBOSE := \$(V)
+endif
+ifneq (\$(VERBOSE),1)
+Q := @
+endif
+
 MAKEARGS := -C $1
 MAKEARGS += O=\$(if \$(patsubst /%,,\$(makedir)),\$(CURDIR)/)\$(patsubst %/,%,\$(makedir))
 
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory
 all	:= \$(filter-out all Makefile,\$(MAKECMDGOALS))
 
 all:
-	\$(MAKE) \$(MAKEARGS) \$(all)
+	\$(Q)\$(MAKE) \$(MAKEARGS) \$(all)
 
 Makefile:;