diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5be2ee8c90e4..6744909b345f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ $(if $(KBUILD_OUTPUT),, \
 PHONY += $(MAKECMDGOALS) sub-make
 
 $(filter-out _all sub-make $(CURDIR)/Makefile, $(MAKECMDGOALS)) _all: sub-make
-	$(Q)@:
+	@:
 
 sub-make: FORCE
 	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=),@)$(MAKE) -C $(KBUILD_OUTPUT) \