diff --git a/tool/prepare.mk b/tool/prepare.mk
index f1222b844..b561b67d5 100644
--- a/tool/prepare.mk
+++ b/tool/prepare.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ GNU_FIND     = find
 SHELL        = bash
 SIGVERIFIER  = $(CURDIR)/../../tool/download_sigver
 HASHVERIFIER = $(CURDIR)/../../tool/download_hashver
+MAKEFLAGS   += --no-print-directory
 
 #
 # Create download and contrib directory so that '<port>.mk' files