diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64ec209b26f0..a5880570a526 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ prepare0: archprepare
 # All the preparing..
 prepare: prepare0
 ifdef CONFIG_RUST
-	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/rust_is_available.sh -v
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=rust
 endif
 
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ $(DOC_TARGETS):
 # "Is Rust available?" target
 PHONY += rustavailable
 rustavailable:
-	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/rust_is_available.sh -v && echo "Rust is available!"
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/rust_is_available.sh && echo "Rust is available!"
 
 # Documentation target
 #
diff --git a/scripts/rust_is_available.sh b/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
index aebbf1913970..f43a010eaf30 100755
--- a/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
+++ b/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # Tests whether a suitable Rust toolchain is available.
-#
-# Pass `-v` for human output and more checks (as warnings).
 
 set -e
 
@@ -23,21 +21,17 @@ get_canonical_version()
 
 # Check that the Rust compiler exists.
 if ! command -v "$RUSTC" >/dev/null; then
-	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
-		echo >&2 "***"
-		echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' could not be found."
-		echo >&2 "***"
-	fi
+	echo >&2 "***"
+	echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' could not be found."
+	echo >&2 "***"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # Check that the Rust bindings generator exists.
 if ! command -v "$BINDGEN" >/dev/null; then
-	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
-		echo >&2 "***"
-		echo >&2 "*** Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN' could not be found."
-		echo >&2 "***"
-	fi
+	echo >&2 "***"
+	echo >&2 "*** Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN' could not be found."
+	echo >&2 "***"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -53,16 +47,14 @@ rust_compiler_min_version=$($min_tool_version rustc)
 rust_compiler_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $rust_compiler_version)
 rust_compiler_min_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $rust_compiler_min_version)
 if [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -lt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
-	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
-		echo >&2 "***"
-		echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' is too old."
-		echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $rust_compiler_version"
-		echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $rust_compiler_min_version"
-		echo >&2 "***"
-	fi
+	echo >&2 "***"
+	echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' is too old."
+	echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $rust_compiler_version"
+	echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $rust_compiler_min_version"
+	echo >&2 "***"
 	exit 1
 fi
-if [ "$1" = -v ] && [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -gt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
+if [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -gt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
 	echo >&2 "***"
 	echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' is too new. This may or may not work."
 	echo >&2 "***   Your version:     $rust_compiler_version"
@@ -82,16 +74,14 @@ rust_bindings_generator_min_version=$($min_tool_version bindgen)
 rust_bindings_generator_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $rust_bindings_generator_version)
 rust_bindings_generator_min_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $rust_bindings_generator_min_version)
 if [ "$rust_bindings_generator_cversion" -lt "$rust_bindings_generator_min_cversion" ]; then
-	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
-		echo >&2 "***"
-		echo >&2 "*** Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN' is too old."
-		echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $rust_bindings_generator_version"
-		echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $rust_bindings_generator_min_version"
-		echo >&2 "***"
-	fi
+	echo >&2 "***"
+	echo >&2 "*** Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN' is too old."
+	echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $rust_bindings_generator_version"
+	echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $rust_bindings_generator_min_version"
+	echo >&2 "***"
 	exit 1
 fi
-if [ "$1" = -v ] && [ "$rust_bindings_generator_cversion" -gt "$rust_bindings_generator_min_cversion" ]; then
+if [ "$rust_bindings_generator_cversion" -gt "$rust_bindings_generator_min_cversion" ]; then
 	echo >&2 "***"
 	echo >&2 "*** Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN' is too new. This may or may not work."
 	echo >&2 "***   Your version:     $rust_bindings_generator_version"
@@ -110,13 +100,11 @@ bindgen_libclang_min_version=$($min_tool_version llvm)
 bindgen_libclang_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $bindgen_libclang_version)
 bindgen_libclang_min_cversion=$(get_canonical_version $bindgen_libclang_min_version)
 if [ "$bindgen_libclang_cversion" -lt "$bindgen_libclang_min_cversion" ]; then
-	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
-		echo >&2 "***"
-		echo >&2 "*** libclang (used by the Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN') is too old."
-		echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $bindgen_libclang_version"
-		echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $bindgen_libclang_min_version"
-		echo >&2 "***"
-	fi
+	echo >&2 "***"
+	echo >&2 "*** libclang (used by the Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN') is too old."
+	echo >&2 "***   Your version:    $bindgen_libclang_version"
+	echo >&2 "***   Minimum version: $bindgen_libclang_min_version"
+	echo >&2 "***"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -125,21 +113,19 @@ fi
 #
 # In the future, we might be able to perform a full version check, see
 # https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/issues/2138.
-if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
-	cc_name=$($(dirname $0)/cc-version.sh "$CC" | cut -f1 -d' ')
-	if [ "$cc_name" = Clang ]; then
-		clang_version=$( \
-			LC_ALL=C "$CC" --version 2>/dev/null \
-				| sed -nE '1s:.*version ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*:\1:p'
-		)
-		if [ "$clang_version" != "$bindgen_libclang_version" ]; then
-			echo >&2 "***"
-			echo >&2 "*** libclang (used by the Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN')"
-			echo >&2 "*** version does not match Clang's. This may be a problem."
-			echo >&2 "***   libclang version: $bindgen_libclang_version"
-			echo >&2 "***   Clang version:    $clang_version"
-			echo >&2 "***"
-		fi
+cc_name=$($(dirname $0)/cc-version.sh "$CC" | cut -f1 -d' ')
+if [ "$cc_name" = Clang ]; then
+	clang_version=$( \
+		LC_ALL=C "$CC" --version 2>/dev/null \
+			| sed -nE '1s:.*version ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*:\1:p'
+	)
+	if [ "$clang_version" != "$bindgen_libclang_version" ]; then
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		echo >&2 "*** libclang (used by the Rust bindings generator '$BINDGEN')"
+		echo >&2 "*** version does not match Clang's. This may be a problem."
+		echo >&2 "***   libclang version: $bindgen_libclang_version"
+		echo >&2 "***   Clang version:    $clang_version"
+		echo >&2 "***"
 	fi
 fi
 
@@ -150,11 +136,9 @@ rustc_sysroot=$("$RUSTC" $KRUSTFLAGS --print sysroot)
 rustc_src=${RUST_LIB_SRC:-"$rustc_sysroot/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library"}
 rustc_src_core="$rustc_src/core/src/lib.rs"
 if [ ! -e "$rustc_src_core" ]; then
-	if [ "$1" = -v ]; then
-		echo >&2 "***"
-		echo >&2 "*** Source code for the 'core' standard library could not be found"
-		echo >&2 "*** at '$rustc_src_core'."
-		echo >&2 "***"
-	fi
+	echo >&2 "***"
+	echo >&2 "*** Source code for the 'core' standard library could not be found"
+	echo >&2 "*** at '$rustc_src_core'."
+	echo >&2 "***"
 	exit 1
 fi