diff --git a/linuxkm/Makefile b/linuxkm/Makefile
index 24a867b935..5fdbd4f262 100644
--- a/linuxkm/Makefile
+++ b/linuxkm/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ else
     QFLAG := --quiet
 endif
 
+# Some versions and invocations of Gnu make have glitched on --quiet builds,
+# due to a bug around $(MAKEFLAGS), like so:
+# "No rule to make target 's'.  Stop."
+# If you encounter this, try uncommenting the below line, which is supported on
+# Gnu make 4.3+:
+# NO_SILENT := --no-silent
+
 ifndef LIBWOLFSSL_NAME
     LIBWOLFSSL_NAME := libwolfssl
 endif
@@ -331,8 +338,7 @@ ifeq "$(ENABLED_LINUXKM_PIE)" "yes"
 	@RELOC_TMP=$$(mktemp "$(MAKE_TMPDIR)/wc_linuxkm_pie_reloc_tab.c.XXXXXX")
 	@trap 'rm "$$RELOC_TMP"' EXIT
 	@if [[ -f "$@" ]]; then touch -r "$@" "$$RELOC_TMP"; fi
-	# --no-silent works around make bug that otherwise leads to "No rule to make target 's'.  Stop." (due to a bug around $(MAKEFLAGS)) in --quiet builds.
-	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory --no-silent ARCH='$(KERNEL_ARCH)' $(OVERRIDE_PATHS) $(CROSS_COMPILE) -C '$(KERNEL_ROOT)' M='$(MODULE_TOP)' $(KBUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS) CC_FLAGS_FTRACE=
+	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) $(NO_SILENT) --no-print-directory ARCH='$(KERNEL_ARCH)' $(OVERRIDE_PATHS) $(CROSS_COMPILE) -C '$(KERNEL_ROOT)' M='$(MODULE_TOP)' $(KBUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS) CC_FLAGS_FTRACE=
 	# if the above make didn't build a fresh libwolfssl.ko, then the module is already up to date and we leave it untouched, assuring stability for purposes of module-update-fips-hash.
 	@if [[ ! "$@" -nt "$$RELOC_TMP" ]]; then echo '  Module already up-to-date.'; exit 0; fi
 	@SECTION_MAP=$$(mktemp)
@@ -340,12 +346,11 @@ ifeq "$(ENABLED_LINUXKM_PIE)" "yes"
 	@export SECTION_MAP
 	@$(READELF) --wide --sections --symbols "$@" | $(GENERATE_SECTION_MAP)
 	@$(READELF) --wide --relocs "$@" | $(GENERATE_RELOC_TAB) >| '$(MODULE_TOP)/linuxkm/wc_linuxkm_pie_reloc_tab.c'
-	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory --no-silent ARCH='$(KERNEL_ARCH)' $(OVERRIDE_PATHS) $(CROSS_COMPILE) -C '$(KERNEL_ROOT)' M='$(MODULE_TOP)' $(KBUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS) CC_FLAGS_FTRACE=
+	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory $(NO_SILENT) ARCH='$(KERNEL_ARCH)' $(OVERRIDE_PATHS) $(CROSS_COMPILE) -C '$(KERNEL_ROOT)' M='$(MODULE_TOP)' $(KBUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS) CC_FLAGS_FTRACE=
 	@$(READELF) --wide --relocs "$@" | $(GENERATE_RELOC_TAB) >| "$$RELOC_TMP"
 	@if diff '$(MODULE_TOP)/linuxkm/wc_linuxkm_pie_reloc_tab.c' "$$RELOC_TMP"; then echo " Relocation table is stable."; else echo "PIE failed: relocation table is unstable." 1>&2; exit 1; fi
 else
-	# --no-silent works around make bug that otherwise leads to "No rule to make target 's'.  Stop." (due to a bug around $(MAKEFLAGS)) in --quiet builds.
-	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory --no-silent ARCH='$(KERNEL_ARCH)' $(OVERRIDE_PATHS) $(CROSS_COMPILE) -C '$(KERNEL_ROOT)' M='$(MODULE_TOP)' $(KBUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS)
+	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory $(NO_SILENT) ARCH='$(KERNEL_ARCH)' $(OVERRIDE_PATHS) $(CROSS_COMPILE) -C '$(KERNEL_ROOT)' M='$(MODULE_TOP)' $(KBUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS)
 endif
 
 $(MODULE_TOP)/$(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko: $(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko
@@ -368,7 +373,7 @@ module-update-fips-hash: $(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko
 	if [[ '$(FIPS_HASH)' == "$$current_verifyCore" ]]; then echo '	Supplied FIPS_HASH matches existing verifyCore -- no update needed.'; exit 0; fi; \
 	echo -n '$(FIPS_HASH)' | dd bs=1 conv=notrunc of="$<" seek=$$verifyCore_offset count=64 status=none && \
 	echo "	FIPS verifyCore updated successfully." && \
-            if [[ -f '$(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko.signed' ]]; then $(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory --no-silent -C . '$(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko.signed'; fi
+            if [[ -f '$(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko.signed' ]]; then $(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory $(NO_SILENT) -C . '$(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko.signed'; fi
 
 
 # linuxkm-fips-hash implements offline (no-load) FIPS hash calculation and graft-in.
@@ -431,7 +436,7 @@ linuxkm-fips-hash: $(MODULE_TOP)/libwolfssl-user-build/src/.libs/libwolfssl.so l
 module-with-matching-fips-hash: $(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko linuxkm-fips-hash
 	@set -e
 	@./linuxkm-fips-hash-wrapper.sh "$<" $(QFLAG) $(VFLAG)
-	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory --no-silent -C . '$(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko.signed'
+	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-print-directory $(NO_SILENT) -C . '$(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko.signed'
 
 .PHONY: module-with-matching-fips-hash-no-sign
 module-with-matching-fips-hash-no-sign: $(LIBWOLFSSL_NAME).ko linuxkm-fips-hash
@@ -482,13 +487,13 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: install modules_install
 install modules_install:
-	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-silent -C $(KERNEL_ROOT) M=$(MODULE_TOP) src=$(SRC_TOP) INSTALL_MOD_DIR=wolfssl modules_install
+	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) $(NO_SILENT) -C $(KERNEL_ROOT) M=$(MODULE_TOP) src=$(SRC_TOP) INSTALL_MOD_DIR=wolfssl modules_install
 
 .PHONY: clean
 # note, must supply $(MODULE_TOP) as the src value for clean so that Kbuild is included, else
 # the top Makefile (which is not for the kernel build) would be included here.
 clean:
-	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) --no-silent -C $(KERNEL_ROOT) M=$(MODULE_TOP) src=$(MODULE_TOP) clean
+	+$(MAKE) $(QFLAG) $(NO_SILENT) -C $(KERNEL_ROOT) M=$(MODULE_TOP) src=$(MODULE_TOP) clean
 	$(RM) -rf '$(MODULE_TOP)/linuxkm'
 	$(RM) -rf '$(MODULE_TOP)/wolfcrypt'
 	$(RM) -rf '$(MODULE_TOP)/src'