diff --git a/general/external.mk b/general/external.mk
index 8263a12d..d424261b 100644
--- a/general/external.mk
+++ b/general/external.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export OPENIPC_MAJESTIC := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_OPENIPC_MAJESTIC))
 EXTERNAL_VENDOR := $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/../br-ext-chip-$(OPENIPC_SOC_VENDOR)
 OPENIPC_TOOLCHAIN := latest/$(shell $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/scripts/show_toolchains.sh $(BR2_DEFCONFIG))
 OPENIPC_KERNEL := $(OPENIPC_SOC_VENDOR)-$(OPENIPC_SOC_FAMILY)
-BR2_WGET := "wget --show-progress --passive-ftp -nd -T1"
+
+export WGET := wget -q --show-progress --passive-ftp -nd -T1
 
 include $(sort $(wildcard $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/*/*.mk))