diff --git a/applets/Kbuild b/applets/Kbuild
index c95c09d97..2c6bee999 100644
--- a/applets/Kbuild
+++ b/applets/Kbuild
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ hostprogs-y += usage
 always := $(hostprogs-y)
 HOSTCFLAGS_usage.o = -I$(srctree)/include
 
+quiet_cmd_gen_usage_compressed = GEN     include/usage_compressed.h
+      cmd_gen_usage_compressed = $(srctree)/applets/usage_compressed include/usage_compressed.h applets
 include/usage_compressed.h: $(srctree)/include/usage.h applets/usage
-	@echo '  GEN     include/usage_compressed.h'
-	@$(srctree)/applets/usage_compressed include/usage_compressed.h applets
+	$(call cmd,gen_usage_compressed)