diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29730302..4a05890 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 .SECONDEXPANSION:
 
 $(KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER): $(KCONFIG_CONFIG)
-	$(MAKE) oldconfig
+	+$(MAKE) oldconfig
 
 # Add a new class of source/object files to the build system
 add-class= \
diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index d609ac4..2267f32 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 # arg2: output
 cbfs-files-processor-defconfig= \
 	$(eval $(2): $(1) $(obj)/build.h; \
-		printf "    CREATE     $(2) (from $(1))\n"; \
+		+printf "    CREATE     $(2) (from $(1))\n"; \
 		printf "\# This image was built using coreboot " > $(2).tmp && \
 		grep "\<COREBOOT_VERSION\>" $(obj)/build.h |cut -d\" -f2 >> $(2).tmp && \
 		$(MAKE) DOTCONFIG=$(1) DEFCONFIG=$(2).tmp2 savedefconfig && \
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
 IFDTOOL:=$(objutil)/ifdtool/ifdtool
 $(IFDTOOL):
 	@printf "    Compile IFDTOOL\n"
-	$(MAKE) -C $(top)/util/ifdtool
+	+$(MAKE) -C $(top)/util/ifdtool
 	cp -a $(top)/util/ifdtool/ifdtool $@
 
 IFDFAKE:=$(objutil)/ifdfake/ifdfake
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
index 78ea427..c6c0280 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@
 BL31 := $(obj)/bl31.elf
 
 $(BL31): $(obj)/build.h
-	@printf "    MAKE       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	CROSS_COMPILE="$(CROSS_COMPILE_arm64)" \
+	printf "    MAKE       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
+	+CROSS_COMPILE="$(CROSS_COMPILE_arm64)" \
 	CFLAGS="$(BL31_CFLAGS)" \
 	LDFLAGS="$(BL31_LDFLAGS)" \
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BL31_SOURCE) $(BL31_MAKEARGS) $(BL31_TARGET)
diff --git a/src/vboot/Makefile.inc b/src/vboot/Makefile.inc
index c03d639..fb373c3 100644
--- a/src/vboot/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/vboot/Makefile.inc
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
 VBOOT_CFLAGS += -DVBOOT_DEBUG
 
 $(VB2_LIB): $(obj)/config.h
-	@printf "    MAKE       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(Q)FIRMWARE_ARCH=$(VB_FIRMWARE_ARCH) \
+	printf "    MAKE       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
+	+FIRMWARE_ARCH=$(VB_FIRMWARE_ARCH) \
 	CC="$(CC_verstage)" \
 	CFLAGS="$(VBOOT_CFLAGS)" VBOOT2="y" \
 	$(MAKE) -C $(VBOOT_SOURCE) \