diff --git a/openwrt/Makefile b/openwrt/Makefile
index a554a1d867..10652c07a3 100644
--- a/openwrt/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ifneq ($(shell ./scripts/timestamp.pl -p .pkginfo package Makefile),.pkginfo)
 	@echo Collecting package info...
 	@-for dir in package/*/; do \
 		echo Source-Makefile: $${dir}Makefile; \
-		$(MAKE) --no-print-dir DUMP=1 -C $$dir 2>&- || true; \
+		$(NO_TRACE_MAKE) --no-print-dir DUMP=1 -C $$dir 2>&- || true; \
 	done > $@
 endif
 
diff --git a/openwrt/include/verbose.mk b/openwrt/include/verbose.mk
index 1ef403ccfb..6d7c7ef6c1 100644
--- a/openwrt/include/verbose.mk
+++ b/openwrt/include/verbose.mk
@@ -2,17 +2,12 @@
 # $Id:$
 
 ifndef KBUILD_VERBOSE
-  ifeq ($(DUMP),)
-    KBUILD_VERBOSE=0
-  else
-    KBUILD_VERBOSE=99
-  endif
+  KBUILD_VERBOSE=0
   ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
     KBUILD_VERBOSE=$(V)
   endif
 endif
 
-
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),99)
   ifeq ($(QUIET),1)
     $(MAKECMDGOALS): trace
@@ -23,6 +18,7 @@ ifneq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),99)
 	}
   else
     export QUIET:=1
+    NO_TRACE_MAKE:=$(MAKE) V=99
     ifeq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),0)
       MAKE:=&>/dev/null $(MAKE)
     endif