diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de60c8e7aa..58b92af54b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1885,6 +1885,7 @@ ifndef V
 	QUIET_SP       = @echo '   ' SP $<;
 	QUIET_HDR      = @echo '   ' HDR $(<:hcc=h);
 	QUIET_RC       = @echo '   ' RC $@;
+	QUIET_SPATCH   = @echo '   ' SPATCH $<;
 	QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +@subdir=
 	QUIET_SUBDIR1  = ;$(NO_SUBDIR) echo '   ' SUBDIR $$subdir; \
 			 $(MAKE) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $$subdir
@@ -2813,7 +2814,7 @@ FOUND_C_SOURCES = $(filter %.c,$(shell $(FIND_SOURCE_FILES)))
 COCCI_SOURCES = $(filter-out $(THIRD_PARTY_SOURCES),$(FOUND_C_SOURCES))
 
 %.cocci.patch: %.cocci $(COCCI_SOURCES)
-	@echo '    ' SPATCH $<; \
+	$(QUIET_SPATCH) \
 	if test $(SPATCH_BATCH_SIZE) = 0; then \
 		limit=; \
 	else \