diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index 5c16e2bee..eaf3e9889 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
 GETARCH_FLAGS	+= -g
 endif
 
-#ifeq ($(QUIET_MAKE), 1)
-#MAKE += -s
-#endif
+ifeq ($(QUIET_MAKE), 1)
+MAKE += -s
+endif
 
 ifndef NO_PARALLEL_MAKE
 NO_PARALLEL_MAKE=0