diff --git a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
index bb9fa8de7e62..af9f9d3534c9 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ ifeq ($(V),1)
   msg =
 else
   Q = @
-  msg = @printf '  %-8s %s%s\n' "$(1)" "$(notdir $(2))" "$(if $(3), $(3))";
+  ifeq ($(silent),1)
+    msg =
+  else
+    msg = @printf '  %-8s %s%s\n' "$(1)" "$(notdir $(2))" "$(if $(3), $(3))";
+  endif
   MAKEFLAGS=--no-print-directory
 endif