--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #--------------------------------------------------------------
 TOPDIR=${shell pwd}
 export TOPDIR
+include $(TOPDIR)/include/verbose.mk
 
 OPENWRTVERSION:=$(RELEASE)
 ifneq ($(VERSION),)

--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
-
 KDIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(KERNEL)-$(BOARD)
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_BIG_ENDIAN),y)

--- a/include/verbose.mk
+++ b/include/verbose.mk
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 # OpenWrt.org 2006
 # $Id:$
 
-ifeq ($(DUMP),)
-  ifndef KBUILD_VERBOSE
-    KBUILD_VERBOSE=0
-    ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
-      KBUILD_VERBOSE=$(V)
-    endif
+ifndef KBUILD_VERBOSE
+  ifeq ($(DUMP),)
+    KBUILD_VERBOSE=1
+  else
+    KBUILD_VERBOSE=99
   endif
+  ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
+    KBUILD_VERBOSE=$(V)
+  endif
+endif
 
+
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),99)
   ifeq ($(QUIET),1)
     $(MAKECMDGOALS): trace
     trace: FORCE
@@ -18,6 +23,9 @@
 	}
   else
     export QUIET:=1
+    ifeq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),0)
+      MAKE:=&>/dev/null $(MAKE)
+    endif
     MAKE:=3>&1 4>&2 $(MAKE)
   endif
 

--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare MAKEFLAGS="$(BUILD_MAKEFLAGS)"
 
 %-compile: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	@echo "-> make $@"
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile MAKEFLAGS="$(BUILD_MAKEFLAGS)"
 
 %-install: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	@echo "-> make $@"
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install MAKEFLAGS="$(BUILD_MAKEFLAGS)"
 
 %-clean: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)

--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 -include $(TOPDIR)/.config
+include $(TOPDIR)/include/verbose.mk
 
 export SHELL=/bin/bash