diff --git a/hostapd/Makefile b/hostapd/Makefile
index d1143bbcb..e64c24976 100644
--- a/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -913,6 +913,10 @@ ifeq ($(V), 1)
 Q=
 E=true
 endif
+ifeq ($(QUIET), 1)
+Q=@
+E=true
+endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CODE_COVERAGE
 %.o: %.c
diff --git a/src/lib.rules b/src/lib.rules
index b260d25a0..0c79d992a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rules
+++ b/src/lib.rules
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ ifeq ($(V), 1)
 Q=
 E=true
 endif
+ifeq ($(QUIET), 1)
+Q=@
+E=true
+endif
 
 %.o: %.c
 	$(Q)$(CC) -c -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $<
diff --git a/wlantest/Makefile b/wlantest/Makefile
index 0ccd61589..320fdbbc2 100644
--- a/wlantest/Makefile
+++ b/wlantest/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ ifeq ($(V), 1)
 Q=
 E=true
 endif
+ifeq ($(QUIET), 1)
+Q=@
+E=true
+endif
 
 %.o: %.c
 	$(Q)$(CC) -c -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $<
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index c2f8d01df..06ba18fdb 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -1595,6 +1595,10 @@ ifeq ($(V), 1)
 Q=
 E=true
 endif
+ifeq ($(QUIET), 1)
+Q=@
+E=true
+endif
 
 dynamic_eap_methods: $(EAPDYN)
 
@@ -1687,10 +1691,12 @@ else
 endif
 
 %.service: %.service.in
-	sed -e 's|\@BINDIR\@|$(BINDIR)|g' $< >$@
+	$(Q)sed -e 's|\@BINDIR\@|$(BINDIR)|g' $< >$@
+	@$(E) "  sed" $<
 
 %@.service: %.service.arg.in
-	sed -e 's|\@BINDIR\@|$(BINDIR)|g' $< >$@
+	$(Q)sed -e 's|\@BINDIR\@|$(BINDIR)|g' $< >$@
+	@$(E) "  sed" $<
 
 wpa_supplicant.exe: wpa_supplicant
 	mv -f $< $@