diff --git a/include/kernel-build.mk b/include/kernel-build.mk
index 24c538fbb1b12950818b84f13c6fd4bb3956887a..b3fcd9056fc31039a154dd8a2cf5d314e3be22b2 100644
--- a/include/kernel-build.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-build.mk
@@ -188,6 +188,6 @@ rebuild: FORCE
 	@$(MAKE) compile
 
 image-prereq:
-	$(MAKE) -C image prereq
+	$(MAKE) -s -C image prereq
 
 prereq: image-prereq