diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index e003350bc473f95f43da686d8a23314bcfe5fa27..bf15818f6947fbecc71ba75b2c96aa90f1f47ed3 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ $(modules:.ko=.mod.c): modules-modpost
 # modname is set to make c_flags define KBUILD_MODNAME
 modname = $(notdir $(@:.mod.o=))
 
-quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
+quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC [M]  $@
       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
 		   -c -o $@ $<