diff --git a/Makefile.example b/Makefile.example
index 82ea48a..f431f3d 100644
--- a/Makefile.example
+++ b/Makefile.example
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ default: all
 all: tools $(NAME).elf
 
 tools:
-	$(MAKE) ARCH=$(ARCH) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS_FOR_TOOLS)" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS_FOR_TOOLS)" -C tools
+	$Q$(MAKE) ARCH=$(ARCH) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS_FOR_TOOLS)" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS_FOR_TOOLS)" -C tools
 
 $(NAME).elf:
 	$Q$(LD_FOR_TARGET) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(NAME).elf $^
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 928168e..c26fde6 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -4,25 +4,35 @@ CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall #-m32
 LDFLGAS =  
 FILE = ../README.md
 
+# Prettify output
+V = 0
+ifeq ($V,0)
+	Q = @
+	P = > /dev/null
+endif
+
 # other implicit rules
 %.o : %.c
-	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< 
+	@echo [CC] $@
+	$Q$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< 
 
 default: all
 	
 all: make_initrd initrd.img
 
-initrd.img: $(EXECFILES) make_initrd
-	./make_initrd /tmp $(FILE) $(shell basename $(FILE))
+initrd.img: make_initrd
+	@echo [MAKE_INITRD] initrd.img
+	$Q./make_initrd /tmp $(FILE) $(shell basename $(FILE))
 
 make_initrd: make_initrd.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS) 
+	$Q$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS) 
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) -rf *.o *~ make_initrd initrd.img
+	@echo Cleaning tools
+	$Q$(RM) -rf *.o *~ make_initrd initrd.img
 
 depend:
-	$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) *.c > Makefile.dep
+	$Q$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) *.c > Makefile.dep
 
 -include Makefile.dep
 # DO NOT DELETE