diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 398eabe8..da7976d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -444,11 +444,14 @@ DTSCPPFLAGS	=	$(CPPFLAGS) -nostdinc -nostdlib -fno-builtin -D__DTS__ -x assemble
 
 ifneq ($(DEBUG),)
 CFLAGS		+=	-O0
-ELFFLAGS	+=	-Wl,--print-gc-sections
 else
 CFLAGS		+=	-O2
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(V), 1)
+ELFFLAGS	+=	-Wl,--print-gc-sections
+endif
+
 # Setup functions for compilation
 define dynamic_flags
 -I$(shell dirname $(2)) -D__OBJNAME__=$(subst -,_,$(shell basename $(1) .o))