diff --git a/usr.bin/make/main.c b/usr.bin/make/main.c
index 9c0b4e7102d..0b3b1816619 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/main.c
@@ -532,7 +532,6 @@ rearg:
 			MFLAGS_append("-r", NULL);
 			break;
 		case 's':
-			beQuiet = TRUE;
 			beSilent = TRUE;
 			MFLAGS_append("-s", NULL);
 			break;