diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index ba27456c86a..0f4ebdeda8a 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -218,38 +218,6 @@ DEFAULT_EDITOR_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(DEFAULT_EDITOR))
 ASCIIDOC_EXTRA += -a 'git-default-editor=$(DEFAULT_EDITOR_SQ)'
 endif
 
-QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +$(MAKE) -C # space to separate -C and subdir
-QUIET_SUBDIR1  =
-
-ifneq ($(findstring $(MAKEFLAGS),w),w)
-PRINT_DIR = --no-print-directory
-else # "make -w"
-NO_SUBDIR = :
-endif
-
-ifneq ($(findstring $(MAKEFLAGS),s),s)
-ifndef V
-	QUIET		= @
-	QUIET_ASCIIDOC	= @echo '   ' ASCIIDOC $@;
-	QUIET_XMLTO	= @echo '   ' XMLTO $@;
-	QUIET_DB2TEXI	= @echo '   ' DB2TEXI $@;
-	QUIET_MAKEINFO	= @echo '   ' MAKEINFO $@;
-	QUIET_DBLATEX	= @echo '   ' DBLATEX $@;
-	QUIET_XSLTPROC	= @echo '   ' XSLTPROC $@;
-	QUIET_GEN	= @echo '   ' GEN $@;
-	QUIET_STDERR	= 2> /dev/null
-	QUIET_SUBDIR0	= +@subdir=
-	QUIET_SUBDIR1	= ;$(NO_SUBDIR) echo '   ' SUBDIR $$subdir; \
-			  $(MAKE) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $$subdir
-
-	QUIET_LINT_GITLINK	= @echo '   ' LINT GITLINK $<;
-	QUIET_LINT_MANSEC	= @echo '   ' LINT MAN SEC $<;
-	QUIET_LINT_MANEND	= @echo '   ' LINT MAN END $<;
-
-	export V
-endif
-endif
-
 all: html man
 
 html: $(DOC_HTML)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1e7a1277ce9..d4c0f4ca7b8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2001,39 +2001,6 @@ ifndef PAGER_ENV
 PAGER_ENV = LESS=FRX LV=-c
 endif
 
-QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +$(MAKE) -C # space to separate -C and subdir
-QUIET_SUBDIR1  =
-
-ifneq ($(findstring w,$(MAKEFLAGS)),w)
-PRINT_DIR = --no-print-directory
-else # "make -w"
-NO_SUBDIR = :
-endif
-
-ifneq ($(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),s)
-ifndef V
-	QUIET_CC       = @echo '   ' CC $@;
-	QUIET_AR       = @echo '   ' AR $@;
-	QUIET_LINK     = @echo '   ' LINK $@;
-	QUIET_BUILT_IN = @echo '   ' BUILTIN $@;
-	QUIET_GEN      = @echo '   ' GEN $@;
-	QUIET_LNCP     = @echo '   ' LN/CP $@;
-	QUIET_XGETTEXT = @echo '   ' XGETTEXT $@;
-	QUIET_MSGFMT   = @echo '   ' MSGFMT $@;
-	QUIET_GCOV     = @echo '   ' GCOV $@;
-	QUIET_SP       = @echo '   ' SP $<;
-	QUIET_HDR      = @echo '   ' HDR $(<:hcc=h);
-	QUIET_RC       = @echo '   ' RC $@;
-	QUIET_SPATCH   = @echo '   ' SPATCH $<;
-	QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +@subdir=
-	QUIET_SUBDIR1  = ;$(NO_SUBDIR) echo '   ' SUBDIR $$subdir; \
-			 $(MAKE) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $$subdir
-	export V
-	export QUIET_GEN
-	export QUIET_BUILT_IN
-endif
-endif
-
 ifdef NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS
 	export NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS
 endif
diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 4352ea39e9b..7727b707b74 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -727,7 +727,6 @@ vcxproj:
 	git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD --
 
 	# Make .vcxproj files and add them
-	unset QUIET_GEN QUIET_BUILT_IN; \
 	perl contrib/buildsystems/generate -g Vcxproj
 	git add -f git.sln {*,*/lib,t/helper/*}/*.vcxproj
 
diff --git a/contrib/scalar/Makefile b/contrib/scalar/Makefile
index d585b319edc..5e86d78e19b 100644
--- a/contrib/scalar/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/scalar/Makefile
@@ -8,20 +8,6 @@ include ../../config.mak.uname
 -include ../../config.mak.autogen
 -include ../../config.mak
 
-QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +$(MAKE) -C # space to separate -C and subdir
-QUIET_SUBDIR1  =
-
-ifneq ($(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),s)
-ifndef V
-	QUIET_GEN      = @echo '   ' GEN $@;
-	QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +@subdir=
-	QUIET_SUBDIR1  = ;$(NO_SUBDIR) echo '   ' SUBDIR $$subdir; \
-			 $(MAKE) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $$subdir
-else
-	export V
-endif
-endif
-
 TARGETS = scalar$(X) scalar.o
 GITLIBS = ../../common-main.o ../../libgit.a ../../xdiff/lib.a
 
diff --git a/shared.mak b/shared.mak
index 934bf428936..c45b2812eb6 100644
--- a/shared.mak
+++ b/shared.mak
@@ -31,3 +31,56 @@
 comma := ,
 empty :=
 space := $(empty) $(empty)
+
+### Quieting
+## common
+QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +$(MAKE) -C # space to separate -C and subdir
+QUIET_SUBDIR1  =
+
+ifneq ($(findstring w,$(MAKEFLAGS)),w)
+PRINT_DIR = --no-print-directory
+else # "make -w"
+NO_SUBDIR = :
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),s)
+ifndef V
+## common
+	QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +@subdir=
+	QUIET_SUBDIR1  = ;$(NO_SUBDIR) echo '   ' SUBDIR $$subdir; \
+			 $(MAKE) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $$subdir
+
+	QUIET          = @
+	QUIET_GEN      = @echo '   ' GEN $@;
+
+## Used in "Makefile"
+	QUIET_CC       = @echo '   ' CC $@;
+	QUIET_AR       = @echo '   ' AR $@;
+	QUIET_LINK     = @echo '   ' LINK $@;
+	QUIET_BUILT_IN = @echo '   ' BUILTIN $@;
+	QUIET_LNCP     = @echo '   ' LN/CP $@;
+	QUIET_XGETTEXT = @echo '   ' XGETTEXT $@;
+	QUIET_MSGFMT   = @echo '   ' MSGFMT $@;
+	QUIET_GCOV     = @echo '   ' GCOV $@;
+	QUIET_SP       = @echo '   ' SP $<;
+	QUIET_HDR      = @echo '   ' HDR $(<:hcc=h);
+	QUIET_RC       = @echo '   ' RC $@;
+	QUIET_SPATCH   = @echo '   ' SPATCH $<;
+
+## Used in "Documentation/Makefile"
+	QUIET_ASCIIDOC	= @echo '   ' ASCIIDOC $@;
+	QUIET_XMLTO	= @echo '   ' XMLTO $@;
+	QUIET_DB2TEXI	= @echo '   ' DB2TEXI $@;
+	QUIET_MAKEINFO	= @echo '   ' MAKEINFO $@;
+	QUIET_DBLATEX	= @echo '   ' DBLATEX $@;
+	QUIET_XSLTPROC	= @echo '   ' XSLTPROC $@;
+	QUIET_GEN	= @echo '   ' GEN $@;
+	QUIET_STDERR	= 2> /dev/null
+
+	QUIET_LINT_GITLINK	= @echo '   ' LINT GITLINK $<;
+	QUIET_LINT_MANSEC	= @echo '   ' LINT MAN SEC $<;
+	QUIET_LINT_MANEND	= @echo '   ' LINT MAN END $<;
+
+	export V
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/templates/Makefile b/templates/Makefile
index 636cee52f51..367ad00c24c 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile
+++ b/templates/Makefile
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 include ../shared.mak
 
 # make and install sample templates
-
-ifndef V
-	QUIET = @
-endif
-
 INSTALL ?= install
 TAR ?= tar
 RM ?= rm -f