diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile
index 6195770eba6e..18779045b7f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ $(OUTPUT)/migration: LDLIBS += -lnuma
 $(OUTPUT)/rmap: LDLIBS += -lnuma
 
 local_config.mk local_config.h: check_config.sh
-	CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" ./check_config.sh
+	$(call msg,CHK,config,$@)
+	$(Q)CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" ./check_config.sh
 
 EXTRA_CLEAN += local_config.mk local_config.h
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/check_config.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/check_config.sh
index b84c82bbf875..32beaefe279e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/check_config.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/check_config.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ echo "#include <sys/types.h>"        > $tmpfile_c
 echo "#include <liburing.h>"        >> $tmpfile_c
 echo "int func(void) { return 0; }" >> $tmpfile_c
 
-$CC $CFLAGS -c $tmpfile_c -o $tmpfile_o
+$CC $CFLAGS -c $tmpfile_c -o $tmpfile_o >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 if [ -f $tmpfile_o ]; then
     echo "#define LOCAL_CONFIG_HAVE_LIBURING 1"  > $OUTPUT_H_FILE