diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 48836d17d1e2..c79c85126f0c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1115,7 +1115,6 @@ PHONY += prepare archprepare prepare3
 # 1) Check that make has not been executed in the kernel src $(srctree)
 prepare3: include/config/kernel.release
 ifdef building_out_of_srctree
-	@$(kecho) '  Using $(srctree) as source for kernel'
 	$(Q)if [ -f $(srctree)/.config -o \
 		 -d $(srctree)/include/config -o \
 		 -d $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated ]; then \