diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40544a0..1a5f9f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,29 @@
 # descending is started. They are now explicitly listed as the
 # prepare rule.
 
+# Beautify output
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Normally, we echo the whole command before executing it. By making
+# that echo $($(quiet)$(cmd)), we now have the possibility to set
+# $(quiet) to choose other forms of output instead, e.g.
+#
+#         quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = Compiling $(RELDIR)/$@
+#         cmd_cc_o_c       = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
+#
+# If $(quiet) is empty, the whole command will be printed.
+# If it is set to "quiet_", only the short version will be printed.
+# If it is set to "silent_", nothing will be printed at all, since
+# the variable $(silent_cmd_cc_o_c) doesn't exist.
+#
+# A simple variant is to prefix commands with $(Q) - that's useful
+# for commands that shall be hidden in non-verbose mode.
+#
+#	$(Q)ln $@ :<
+#
+# If KBUILD_VERBOSE equals 0 then the above command will be hidden.
+# If KBUILD_VERBOSE equals 1 then the above command is displayed.
+#
 # To put more focus on warnings, be less verbose as default
 # Use 'make V=1' to see the full commands
 
@@ -51,6 +74,29 @@
   KBUILD_VERBOSE = 0
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),1)
+  quiet =
+  Q =
+else
+  quiet=quiet_
+  Q = @
+endif
+
+# If the user is running make -s (silent mode), suppress echoing of
+# commands
+
+ifneq ($(filter 4.%,$(MAKE_VERSION)),)	# make-4
+ifneq ($(filter %s ,$(firstword x$(MAKEFLAGS))),)
+  quiet=silent_
+endif
+else					# make-3.8x
+ifneq ($(filter s% -s%,$(MAKEFLAGS)),)
+  quiet=silent_
+endif
+endif
+
+export quiet Q KBUILD_VERBOSE
+
 # Call a source code checker (by default, "sparse") as part of the
 # C compilation.
 #
@@ -128,8 +174,11 @@
 
 # Fake the "Entering directory" message once, so that IDEs/editors are
 # able to understand relative filenames.
+       echodir := @echo
+ quiet_echodir := @echo
+silent_echodir := @:
 sub-make: FORCE
-	@echo "make[1]: Entering directory \`$(KBUILD_OUTPUT)'"
+	$($(quiet)echodir) "make[1]: Entering directory \`$(KBUILD_OUTPUT)'"
 	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=),@)$(MAKE) -C $(KBUILD_OUTPUT) \
 	KBUILD_SRC=$(CURDIR) \
 	KBUILD_EXTMOD="$(KBUILD_EXTMOD)" -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile \
@@ -292,52 +341,6 @@
 export KBUILD_MODULES KBUILD_BUILTIN
 export KBUILD_CHECKSRC KBUILD_SRC KBUILD_EXTMOD
 
-# Beautify output
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Normally, we echo the whole command before executing it. By making
-# that echo $($(quiet)$(cmd)), we now have the possibility to set
-# $(quiet) to choose other forms of output instead, e.g.
-#
-#         quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = Compiling $(RELDIR)/$@
-#         cmd_cc_o_c       = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
-#
-# If $(quiet) is empty, the whole command will be printed.
-# If it is set to "quiet_", only the short version will be printed.
-# If it is set to "silent_", nothing will be printed at all, since
-# the variable $(silent_cmd_cc_o_c) doesn't exist.
-#
-# A simple variant is to prefix commands with $(Q) - that's useful
-# for commands that shall be hidden in non-verbose mode.
-#
-#	$(Q)ln $@ :<
-#
-# If KBUILD_VERBOSE equals 0 then the above command will be hidden.
-# If KBUILD_VERBOSE equals 1 then the above command is displayed.
-
-ifeq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),1)
-  quiet =
-  Q =
-else
-  quiet=quiet_
-  Q = @
-endif
-
-# If the user is running make -s (silent mode), suppress echoing of
-# commands
-
-ifneq ($(filter 4.%,$(MAKE_VERSION)),)	# make-4
-ifneq ($(filter %s ,$(firstword x$(MAKEFLAGS))),)
-  quiet=silent_
-endif
-else					# make-3.8x
-ifneq ($(filter s% -s%,$(MAKEFLAGS)),)
-  quiet=silent_
-endif
-endif
-
-export quiet Q KBUILD_VERBOSE
-
 ifneq ($(CC),)
 ifeq ($(shell $(CC) -v 2>&1 | grep -c "clang version"), 1)
 COMPILER := clang