diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed1f4b5b714f..887ba28da765 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),)
   KBUILD_MODULES := 1
 endif
 
-export KBUILD_MODULES KBUILD_BUILTIN KBUILD_VERBOSE
+export KBUILD_MODULES KBUILD_BUILTIN
 export KBUILD_CHECKSRC KBUILD_SRC KBUILD_EXTMOD
 
 # Beautify output