diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index c294b639b7..86df3f2e64 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@ HOSTMAKE=$(MAKE)
 endif
 HOSTMAKE :=$(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) -c "which $(HOSTMAKE)" || type -p $(HOSTMAKE) || echo make)
 
-# honor silent mode
-ifeq (s,$(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)))
-MAKESILENT:=-s
-endif
-
-MAKE1:=$(HOSTMAKE) MAKE='$(firstword $(HOSTMAKE)) -j1 $(MAKESILENT)'
-MAKE:=$(HOSTMAKE) MAKE='$(firstword $(HOSTMAKE)) -j$(BR2_JLEVEL) $(MAKESILENT)'
+MAKE1:=$(HOSTMAKE) -j1
+MAKE:=$(HOSTMAKE) -j$(BR2_JLEVEL)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_OPTIMIZE_0),y)
 TARGET_OPTIMIZATION=-O0