diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index cca94ba338..0e28675fbe 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -861,9 +861,9 @@ ifneq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),)
 # is that the license still applies to the files distributed as part
 # of the rootfs, even if the sources are not themselves redistributed.
 ifeq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES)),)
-	@$$(call legal-warning-pkg,$$($(2)_RAW_BASE_NAME),cannot save license ($(2)_LICENSE_FILES not defined))
+	$(Q)$$(call legal-warning-pkg,$$($(2)_RAW_BASE_NAME),cannot save license ($(2)_LICENSE_FILES not defined))
 else
-	@$$(foreach F,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES),$$(call legal-license-file,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$($(2)_RAW_BASE_NAME),$$($(2)_PKGDIR),$$(F),$$($(2)_DIR)/$$(F),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))$$(sep))
+	$(Q)$$(foreach F,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES),$$(call legal-license-file,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$($(2)_RAW_BASE_NAME),$$($(2)_PKGDIR),$$(F),$$($(2)_DIR)/$$(F),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))$$(sep))
 endif # license files
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_SITE_METHOD),local)