--- a/toolchain/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/Makefile
@@ -30,18 +30,28 @@
 	@mkdir -p $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)
 
 %-prepare: $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR) $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)
-	@[ -f $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@ ] || $(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare
+	@[ -f $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@ ] || { \
+		$(TRACE) toolchain/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)/prepare; \
+		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare; \
+	}
 	@touch $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@
 
 %-compile: %-prepare 
-	@[ -f $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@ ] || $(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile
+	@[ -f $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@ ] || { \
+		$(TRACE) toolchain/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)/compile; \
+		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile; \
+	}
 	@touch $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@
 
 %-install: %-compile
-	@[ -f $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@ ] || $(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install
+	@[ -f $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@ ] || { \
+		$(TRACE) toolchain/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)/install; \
+		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install; \
+	}
 	@touch $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$@
 
 %-clean:
+	$(TRACE) toolchain/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)/clean
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
 	@rm -f $(TOOLCHAIN_STAMP_DIR)/.toolchain_$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-*