diff --git a/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py b/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
index 7548569e8076f1b3caff45df7d32ef8fe4ceaaec..90baf7d70911a6a96bc349aff2881717a7ca6c82 100755
--- a/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
+++ b/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
                 break
 
         self.reader.close()
-        print('Parsed description of %d helper function(s)' % len(self.helpers),
-              file=sys.stderr)
 
 ###############################################################################
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
index db2afccde757348fa0aefd95a503ef46d9806200..aee7f1a83c7755cfd4966cd190350b035bb789e4 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ $(BPF_IN_STATIC): force elfdep zdep bpfdep $(BPF_HELPER_DEFS)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=libbpf OUTPUT=$(STATIC_OBJDIR)
 
 $(BPF_HELPER_DEFS): $(srctree)/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
-	$(Q)$(srctree)/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py --header 		\
+	$(QUIET_GEN)$(srctree)/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py --header \
 		--file $(srctree)/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h > $(BPF_HELPER_DEFS)
 
 $(OUTPUT)libbpf.so: $(OUTPUT)libbpf.so.$(LIBBPF_VERSION)