diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9255344ae..ba6bb5fe6d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1873,6 +1873,7 @@ ifndef V
 	QUIET_SP       = @echo '   ' SP $<;
 	QUIET_HDR      = @echo '   ' HDR $<;
 	QUIET_RC       = @echo '   ' RC $@;
+	QUIET_SPATCH   = @echo '   ' SPATCH $<;
 	QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +@subdir=
 	QUIET_SUBDIR1  = ;$(NO_SUBDIR) echo '   ' SUBDIR $$subdir; \
 			 $(MAKE) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $$subdir
@@ -2799,7 +2800,7 @@ COCCI_SOURCES = $(filter-out sha1dc/%,$(C_SOURCES))
 endif
 
 %.cocci.patch: %.cocci $(COCCI_SOURCES)
-	@echo '    ' SPATCH $<; \
+	$(QUIET_SPATCH) \
 	if test $(SPATCH_BATCH_SIZE) = 0; then \
 		limit=; \
 	else \