diff --git a/scripts/mkmakefile b/scripts/mkmakefile
index 31de46801321..4d0faebb1719 100755
--- a/scripts/mkmakefile
+++ b/scripts/mkmakefile
@@ -12,22 +12,6 @@ if [ "${quiet}" != "silent_" ]; then
 fi
 
 cat << EOF > Makefile
-# Automatically generated by $0: don't edit
-
-ifeq ("\$(origin V)", "command line")
-VERBOSE := \$(V)
-endif
-ifneq (\$(VERBOSE),1)
-Q := @
-endif
-
-MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory
-
-.PHONY: __sub-make \$(MAKECMDGOALS)
-
-__sub-make:
-	\$(Q)\$(MAKE) -C $1 O=\$(CURDIR) \$(MAKECMDGOALS)
-
-\$(filter-out __sub-make, \$(MAKECMDGOALS)): __sub-make
-	@:
+# Automatically generated by $(realpath $0): don't edit
+include $(realpath $1/Makefile)
 EOF