diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6eb30a3c66..f67ad69de2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -844,11 +844,11 @@ MKIMAGEOUTPUT ?= /dev/null
 
 quiet_cmd_mkimage = MKIMAGE $@
 cmd_mkimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -d $< $@ \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
+	>$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT) $(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:0=), && cat $(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
 
 quiet_cmd_mkfitimage = MKIMAGE $@
 cmd_mkfitimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -f $(U_BOOT_ITS) -E $@ \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
+	>$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT) $(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:0=), && cat $(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
 
 quiet_cmd_cat = CAT     $@
 cmd_cat = cat $(filter-out $(PHONY), $^) > $@
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 8f21653136..c6b3f69064 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ cmd_xzmisc = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
 MKIMAGEOUTPUT ?= /dev/null
 quiet_cmd_mkimage = MKIMAGE $@
 cmd_mkimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -d $< $@ \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
+	>$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT) $(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:0=), && cat $(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
 
 # fdtgrep
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 2993ade41e..7f2908d799 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ MKIMAGEOUTPUT ?= /dev/null
 
 quiet_cmd_mkimage = MKIMAGE $@
 cmd_mkimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -d $< $@ \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
+	>$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT) $(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:0=), && cat $(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
 
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_MLO = -T omapimage -a $(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)