diff --git a/make_helpers/unix.mk b/make_helpers/unix.mk
index 17f8a7c..545ddfd 100644
--- a/make_helpers/unix.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/unix.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
-#
 
 # Trusted Firmware shell command definitions for a Unix style environment.
 
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
     UNIX_MK := $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))
 
     ECHO_BLANK_LINE := echo
+    ECHO_QUIET := @\#
 
     DIR_DELIM := /
     PATH_SEP := :