diff --git a/package/boost/boost.mk b/package/boost/boost.mk
index 032ba5c820..69ea0d4733 100644
--- a/package/boost/boost.mk
+++ b/package/boost/boost.mk
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ BOOST_FLAGS += $(if $(BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS_COMMASEPARATED), --without-libraries=$
 BOOST_LAYOUT = $(call qstrip, $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_LAYOUT))
 
 # how verbose should the build be?
-BOOST_OPTS += $(if $(QUIET),-d,-d+1)
-HOST_BOOST_OPTS += $(if $(QUIET),-d,-d+1)
+BOOST_OPTS += $(if $(QUIET),-d0,-d+1)
+HOST_BOOST_OPTS += $(if $(QUIET),-d0,-d+1)
 
 define BOOST_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D) && ./bootstrap.sh $(BOOST_FLAGS))