diff --git a/openwrt/Makefile b/openwrt/Makefile
index c323a9c24c4e153bca3f4229ac14aeb52b2b9301..06288de6b86b1d1ab061080b8f4d5e6177d8e3e6 100644
--- a/openwrt/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ endif
 endif
 export OPENWRTVERSION
 
+all:
+
 .pkginfo: FORCE
 ifeq ($(shell ./scripts/timestamp.pl -p .pkginfo package),package)
 	@echo Collecting package info...
diff --git a/openwrt/package/rules.mk b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
index 3d2f957d3ba5f33bbf300a9bbe6c71405fff9c93..20fa5d4c82fffca93362501536cb0b6df89dd45f 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
@@ -5,20 +5,18 @@ all: compile
 endif
 
 define Build/DefaultTargets
-$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared:
-	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
-	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: FORCE $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+ifeq ($(shell $(SCRIPT_DIR)/timestamp.pl -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) .),.)
+	@-rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	@mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 	$(call Build/Prepare)
-	touch $$@
+	@touch $$@
+endif
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
 	$(call Build/Configure)
 	touch $$@
 
-ifeq ($(shell $(SCRIPT_DIR)/timestamp.pl -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) .),.)
-$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: clean
-endif
-
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 	$(call Build/Compile)
 	touch $$@
@@ -32,8 +30,8 @@ package-recompile:
 
 .PHONY: package-clean package-recompile
 
-define Build/DefaultTargets
-endef
+# define Build/DefaultTargets
+# endef
 endef
 
 define Package/Default
@@ -52,22 +50,18 @@ TITLE:=
 DESCRIPTION:=
 endef
 
+define RequiredField
+ifeq ($$($(1)),)
+$$(error Package/$$(1) is missing the $(1) field)
+endif
+endef
+
 define BuildPackage
 $(eval $(call Package/Default))
 $(eval $(call Package/$(1)))
 
-ifeq ($(TITLE),)
-$$(error Package $(1) has no TITLE)
-endif
-ifeq ($(CATEGORY),)
-$$(error Package $(1) has no CATEGORY)
-endif
-ifeq ($(PRIORITY),)
-$$(error Package $(1) has no PRIORITY)
-endif
-ifeq ($(VERSION),)
-$$(error Package $(1) has no VERSION)
-endif
+$(foreach FIELD, TITLE CATEGORY PRIORITY VERSION, $(eval $(call RequiredField,$(FIELD))))
+
 ifeq ($(PKGARCH),)
 PKGARCH:=$(ARCH)
 endif
@@ -165,18 +159,16 @@ endef
 ifneq ($(strip $(PKG_SOURCE)),)
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl "$(DL_DIR)" "$(PKG_SOURCE)" "$(PKG_MD5SUM)" $(PKG_SOURCE_URL)
-	
-$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(PKG_CAT)),)
 define Build/Prepare/Default
-	if [ "$(PKG_CAT)" = "unzip" ]; then \
+	@if [ "$(PKG_CAT)" = "unzip" ]; then \
 		unzip -d $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE) ; \
 	else \
 		$(PKG_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE) | tar -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.. $(TAR_OPTIONS) - ; \
 	fi						  
-	if [ -d ./patches ]; then \
+	@if [ -d ./patches ]; then \
 		$(PATCH) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) ./patches ; \
 	fi
 endef
@@ -187,7 +179,7 @@ $(call Build/Prepare/Default)
 endef
 
 define Build/Configure/Default
-	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
+	@(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
 	[ -x configure ] && \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
diff --git a/openwrt/rules.mk b/openwrt/rules.mk
index 417dae7de0848b6487848a0dcba8699842edc5d1..d94a818441ce8768794d28d173d40246667cea78 100644
--- a/openwrt/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/rules.mk
@@ -5,9 +5,23 @@ endif
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 export SHELL
 
-ifeq ($(V),)
-V=5
+ifdef V
+  ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
+    KBUILD_VERBOSE = $(V)
+  endif
 endif
+ifndef KBUILD_VERBOSE
+  KBUILD_VERBOSE = 0
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),0)
+  quiet =
+  Q =
+else
+  quiet=quiet_
+  Q = @
+endif
+
 
 CP=cp -fpR
 MAKE1=make