diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index ab1ae0755895363452de1ead8dedbb4a690bddb8..cee04a2a7741a5cffd37f4fb53ffaf2c9908a9f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ export CFLAGS
 
 export BINDIR =$(CURDIR)/bin/$(BOARD)/
 
+ifeq ($(QUIET),1)
+	AD=@
+else
+	AD=
+endif
+export AD
+
 # mandatory includes!
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.modules
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/dist/Makefile b/dist/Makefile
index a7560b9b0d62de8e4cd6fbdecb782e150636656c..8bf05daf14157e21260762101d73ee6980a587c3 100644
--- a/dist/Makefile
+++ b/dist/Makefile
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ export RIOTBASE =$(CURDIR)/../../RIOT
 
 export INCLUDES = -I$(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/core/include -I$(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU)/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/lib -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/include/ -I$(RIOTBASE)/drivers/include/
 
-QUIET := 1
-ifeq($(QUIET),1)
-	AD=@
-else
-	AD=
-endif
-export AD
+export QUIET := 1
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include