diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59a5b887b6..112a7f3b99 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -815,11 +815,11 @@ endif # merged /usr
 		$(call MESSAGE,"Copying overlay $(d)"); \
 		$(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(d),$(TARGET_DIR))$(sep))
 
-	$(if $(TARGET_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
+	$(Q)$(if $(TARGET_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
 		cat $(TARGET_DIR_FILES_LISTS)) > $(BUILD_DIR)/packages-file-list.txt
-	$(if $(HOST_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
+	$(Q)$(if $(HOST_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
 		cat $(HOST_DIR_FILES_LISTS)) > $(BUILD_DIR)/packages-file-list-host.txt
-	$(if $(STAGING_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
+	$(Q)$(if $(STAGING_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
 		cat $(STAGING_DIR_FILES_LISTS)) > $(BUILD_DIR)/packages-file-list-staging.txt
 
 	@$(foreach s, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT)), \