diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f2dc2f953e23..65355c933760 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(findstring s,$(filter-out --%,$(MAKEFLAGS))),)
   quiet=silent_
+  KBUILD_VERBOSE = 0
 endif
 
 export quiet Q KBUILD_VERBOSE