diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 5cf40cbdaaf9..2d0c09ab58b8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ INSTALL_DOC_TARGETS += quick-install-doc quick-install-man quick-install-html
 
 # 'make doc' should call 'make -C Documentation all'
 $(DOC_TARGETS):
-	$(MAKE) -C Documentation $(@:doc=all)
+	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)Documentation $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) $(@:doc=all)
 
 TAGS:
 	$(RM) TAGS
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ install-python_ext:
 
 # 'make install-doc' should call 'make -C Documentation install'
 $(INSTALL_DOC_TARGETS):
-	$(MAKE) -C Documentation $(@:-doc=)
+	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)Documentation $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) $(@:-doc=)
 
 ### Cleaning rules
 
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ clean: $(LIBTRACEEVENT)-clean
 	$(RM) $(LIB_OBJS) $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(LIB_FILE) $(OUTPUT)perf-archive $(OUTPUT)perf.o $(LANG_BINDINGS)
 	$(RM) $(ALL_PROGRAMS) perf
 	$(RM) *.spec *.pyc *.pyo */*.pyc */*.pyo $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h TAGS tags cscope*
-	$(MAKE) -C Documentation/ clean
+	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)Documentation $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) clean
 	$(RM) $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
 	$(RM) $(OUTPUT)util/*-bison*
 	$(RM) $(OUTPUT)util/*-flex*