diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 112a7f3b99..cb1f5fb0b0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -799,9 +799,9 @@ endif
 # counterparts are appropriately setup as symlinks ones to the others.
 ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR),y)
 
-	@$(foreach d, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY)), \
-		$(call MESSAGE,"Sanity check in overlay $(d)"); \
-		not_merged_dirs="$$(support/scripts/check-merged-usr.sh $(d))"; \
+	$(foreach d, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY)), \
+		@$(call MESSAGE,"Sanity check in overlay $(d)")$(sep) \
+		$(Q)not_merged_dirs="$$(support/scripts/check-merged-usr.sh $(d))"; \
 		test -n "$$not_merged_dirs" && { \
 			echo "ERROR: The overlay in $(d) is not" \
 				"using a merged /usr for the following directories:" \
@@ -811,9 +811,9 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR),y)
 
 endif # merged /usr
 
-	@$(foreach d, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY)), \
-		$(call MESSAGE,"Copying overlay $(d)"); \
-		$(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(d),$(TARGET_DIR))$(sep))
+	$(foreach d, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY)), \
+		@$(call MESSAGE,"Copying overlay $(d)")$(sep) \
+		$(Q)$(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(d),$(TARGET_DIR))$(sep))
 
 	$(Q)$(if $(TARGET_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
 		cat $(TARGET_DIR_FILES_LISTS)) > $(BUILD_DIR)/packages-file-list.txt
@@ -822,9 +822,9 @@ endif # merged /usr
 	$(Q)$(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)), \
-		$(call MESSAGE,"Executing post-build script $(s)"); \
-		$(EXTRA_ENV) $(s) $(TARGET_DIR) $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS))$(sep))
+	$(foreach s, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT)), \
+		@$(call MESSAGE,"Executing post-build script $(s)")$(sep) \
+		$(Q)$(EXTRA_ENV) $(s) $(TARGET_DIR) $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS))$(sep))
 
 	touch $(TARGET_DIR)/usr