diff --git a/toolchain/kernel-headers/kernel-headers.mk b/toolchain/kernel-headers/kernel-headers.mk
index 073d609e18..7ce6264935 100644
--- a/toolchain/kernel-headers/kernel-headers.mk
+++ b/toolchain/kernel-headers/kernel-headers.mk
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_HEADERS_SOURCE):
 ifeq ($(BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_SNAP),y)
 	$(error No local $@ found, cannot continue. Are you sure you wanted to enable BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_SNAP?)
 endif
-	$(call MESSAGE,"Downloading kernel headers")
+	$(Q)$(call MESSAGE,"Downloading kernel headers")
 	$(call DOWNLOAD,$(LINUX_HEADERS_SITE)/$(LINUX_HEADERS_SOURCE))
 
 kernel-headers: $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.configured