diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 30755862191..3a6ac688f38 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ PHONY += prepare archprepare prepare0 prepare1 prepare2 prepare3
 # 2) Create the include2 directory, used for the second asm symlink
 prepare3: include/config/kernel.release
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
-	@echo '  Using $(srctree) as source for kernel'
+	@$(kecho) '  Using $(srctree) as source for kernel'
 	$(Q)if [ -f $(srctree)/.config -o -d $(srctree)/include/config ]; then \
 		echo "  $(srctree) is not clean, please run 'make mrproper'";\
 		echo "  in the '$(srctree)' directory.";\
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ endef
 # directory for generated filesas used by some architectures.
 define create-symlink
 	if [ ! -L include/asm ]; then                                      \
-			echo '  SYMLINK $@ -> include/asm-$(SRCARCH)';     \
+			$(kecho) '  SYMLINK $@ -> include/asm-$(SRCARCH)'; \
 			if [ ! -d include/asm-$(SRCARCH) ]; then           \
 				mkdir -p include/asm-$(SRCARCH);           \
 			fi;                                                \
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ all: modules
 PHONY += modules
 modules: $(vmlinux-dirs) $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux)
 	$(Q)$(AWK) '!x[$$0]++' $(vmlinux-dirs:%=$(objtree)/%/modules.order) > $(objtree)/modules.order
-	@echo '  Building modules, stage 2.';
+	@$(kecho) '  Building modules, stage 2.';
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.fwinst obj=firmware __fw_modbuild
 
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ $(module-dirs): crmodverdir $(objtree)/Module.symvers
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(patsubst _module_%,%,$@)
 
 modules: $(module-dirs)
-	@echo '  Building modules, stage 2.';
+	@$(kecho) '  Building modules, stage 2.';
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 
 PHONY += modules_install
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/boot/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/boot/Makefile
index 522f3c12406..e028d13481a 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/boot/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 
 $(obj)/vmImage: $(obj)/vmlinux.gz
 	$(call if_changed,uimage)
-	@echo 'Kernel: $@ is ready'
+	@$(kecho) 'Kernel: $@ is ready'
 
 install:
 	sh $(srctree)/$(src)/install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) $(BOOTIMAGE) System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 8cf87e815e5..c29be8f9024 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -46,22 +46,15 @@ kecho := $($(quiet)kecho)
 # - If they are equal no change, and no timestamp update
 # - stdin is piped in from the first prerequisite ($<) so one has
 #   to specify a valid file as first prerequisite (often the kbuild file)
-       chk_filechk = :
- quiet_chk_filechk = echo '  CHK     $@'
-silent_chk_filechk = :
-       upd_filechk = :
- quiet_upd_filechk = echo '  UPD     $@'
-silent_upd_filechk = :
-
 define filechk
 	$(Q)set -e;				\
-	$($(quiet)chk_filechk);			\
+	$(kecho) '  CHK     $@';		\
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@);			\
 	$(filechk_$(1)) < $< > $@.tmp;		\
 	if [ -r $@ ] && cmp -s $@ $@.tmp; then	\
 		rm -f $@.tmp;			\
 	else					\
-		$($(quiet)upd_filechk);		\
+		$(kecho) '  UPD     $@';	\
 		mv -f $@.tmp $@;		\
 	fi
 endef