diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index a92db6c..8391065 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1797,6 +1797,7 @@
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,vendor_kernel_boot)/vendor_kernel_ramdisk.cpio$(RAMDISK_EXT)
 
 $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK_FILES) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_DEPS)
+	$(hide) : $(words $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK_FILES))
 	$(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(TARGET_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK_OUT) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND) > $@
 
 INSTALLED_VENDOR_KERNEL_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_kernel_ramdisk.img