diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9db3be7d7b..19ba26b5d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ endif # ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_HAVE_DOT_CONFIG)),y)
 
 %_defconfig: $(CONFIG)/conf
 	cp $(shell find ./target/ -name $@) .config
-	- $(MAKE) oldconfig
+	-@$(MAKE) oldconfig
 
 help:
 	@echo 'Cleaning:'