diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 7da10afc92c6..b14a7d4a2f05 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -182,8 +182,13 @@ clean := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.clean obj
 echo-cmd = $(if $($(quiet)cmd_$(1)),\
 	echo '  $(call escsq,$($(quiet)cmd_$(1)))$(echo-why)';)
 
+# sink stdout for 'make -s'
+       redirect :=
+ quiet_redirect :=
+silent_redirect := exec >/dev/null;
+
 # printing commands
-cmd = @set -e; $(echo-cmd) $(cmd_$(1))
+cmd = @set -e; $(echo-cmd) $($(quiet)redirect) $(cmd_$(1))
 
 ###
 # if_changed      - execute command if any prerequisite is newer than