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