-ifneq ($(findstring s,$(filter-out --%,$(MAKEFLAGS))),)
- quiet=silent_
- KBUILD_VERBOSE = 0
+ifeq ($(filter 3.%,$(MAKE_VERSION)),)
+silence:=$(findstring s,$(firstword -$(MAKEFLAGS)))
+else
+silence:=$(findstring s,$(filter-out --%,$(MAKEFLAGS)))
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(silence),s)
+quiet=silent_
+KBUILD_VERBOSE = 0