1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 098840012b9b..80341dfb2c50 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -87,10 +87,12 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(filter 4.%,$(MAKE_VERSION)),)  # make-4
 ifneq ($(filter %s ,$(firstword x$(MAKEFLAGS))),)
   quiet=silent_
+  tools_silent=s
 endif
 else                                    # make-3.8x
 ifneq ($(filter s% -s%,$(MAKEFLAGS)),)
   quiet=silent_
+  tools_silent=-s
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -1607,11 +1609,11 @@ image_name:
 # Clear a bunch of variables before executing the submake
 tools/: FORCE
         $(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
-        $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(shell cd $(objtree) && /bin/pwd) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/
+        $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(tools_silent) $(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(shell cd $(objtree) && /bin/pwd) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/
 
 tools/%: FORCE
         $(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
-        $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(shell cd $(objtree) && /bin/pwd) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/ $*
+        $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(tools_silent) $(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(shell cd $(objtree) && /bin/pwd) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/ $*
 
 # Single targets
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------