diff --git a/Directory.mk b/Directory.mk
index de03a7017..31cf4f257 100644
--- a/Directory.mk
+++ b/Directory.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ all: nothing
 
 define SDIR_template
 $(1)_$(2):
-	$(Q) cd $(1) && $(MAKE) $(2) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" BINDIR="$(BINDIR)"
+	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(2) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" BINDIR="$(BINDIR)"
 endef
 
 $(foreach SDIR, $(SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call SDIR_template,$(SDIR),preconfig)))
diff --git a/examples/elf/tests/Makefile b/examples/elf/tests/Makefile
index 0c51d7ca2..8d870230a 100644
--- a/examples/elf/tests/Makefile
+++ b/examples/elf/tests/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ endif
 
 define DIR_template
 $(1)_$(2):
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" FSIMG_DIR="$(FSIMG_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
+	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" FSIMG_DIR="$(FSIMG_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
 endef
 
 all: $(FSIMG_HDR) $(DIRLIST_HDR) $(SYMTAB_SRC)
diff --git a/examples/module/drivers/Makefile b/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
index a5c203a72..45a7b11c0 100644
--- a/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ endif
 
 define DIR_template
 $(1)_$(2):
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" FSROOT_DIR="$(FSROOT_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
+	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" FSROOT_DIR="$(FSROOT_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
 endef
 
 all: $(FSIMG_HDR) $(DIRLIST_HDR) $(SYMTAB_SRC) $(PASS1_SYMTAB)
diff --git a/examples/nxflat/tests/Makefile b/examples/nxflat/tests/Makefile
index 265ac27c1..39bd04797 100644
--- a/examples/nxflat/tests/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nxflat/tests/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ SYMTAB		= $(TESTS_DIR)/symtab.h
 
 define DIR_template
 $(1)_$(2):
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" ROMFS_DIR="$(ROMFS_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
+	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" ROMFS_DIR="$(ROMFS_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
 endef
 
 all: $(ROMFS_HDR) $(ROMFS_DIRLIST) $(SYMTAB)
diff --git a/examples/sotest/lib/Makefile b/examples/sotest/lib/Makefile
index 4760920ab..0b6933273 100644
--- a/examples/sotest/lib/Makefile
+++ b/examples/sotest/lib/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ SYMTAB_SRC = $(LIB_DIR)/sot_symtab.c
 
 define DIR_template
 $(1)_$(2):
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" FSROOT_DIR="$(FSROOT_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
+	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" FSROOT_DIR="$(FSROOT_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
 endef
 
 all: $(ROMFS_HDR) $(DIRLIST_HDR) $(SYMTAB_SRC)
diff --git a/examples/thttpd/Makefile b/examples/thttpd/Makefile
index dc31e07c9..74e007240 100644
--- a/examples/thttpd/Makefile
+++ b/examples/thttpd/Makefile
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ depend::
 	@$(CONTENT_MAKE) depend TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
 
 clean::
-	@$(CONTENT_MAKE) clean TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
+	+$(Q) $(CONTENT_MAKE) clean TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
 
 include $(APPDIR)/Application.mk
diff --git a/examples/thttpd/content/Makefile.nxflat b/examples/thttpd/content/Makefile.nxflat
index 3f24447cb..513a4ca18 100644
--- a/examples/thttpd/content/Makefile.nxflat
+++ b/examples/thttpd/content/Makefile.nxflat
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SYMTAB = $(CONTENT_DIR)/symtab.h
 
 define DIR_template
 $(1)_$(2):
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV) CGI_DIR="$(ROMFSCGI_DIR)"
+	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV) CGI_DIR="$(ROMFSCGI_DIR)"
 endef
 
 all: $(ROMFS_HDR) $(SYMTAB)