diff --git a/src/tools/GNUmakefile b/src/tools/GNUmakefile
index fbc0826c64..3536d01f09 100644
--- a/src/tools/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/tools/GNUmakefile
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ ifeq ($(FC),$(findstring $(FC),scorep scorep-wrapper scorep-gfortran scorep-mpif
 #fix for configure or cmake
      MAYBE_HOST += SCOREP_WRAPPER=OFF
 endif
-ifeq ($(V),$(findstring $(V),-1 0))
+ifneq ($(V),1)
      MAYBE_HOST += -q --enable-silent-rules
      MAKE= make V=0
 endif