diff --git a/commands/Kconfig b/commands/Kconfig
index 6f9ccb82c..1d080e302 100644
--- a/commands/Kconfig
+++ b/commands/Kconfig
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ config CMD_REGINFO
 config CMD_VERSION
 	tristate
 	default y
+	depends on BANNER
 	prompt "version"
 
 config CMD_HELP
diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index ca4f09922..d184d9ed3 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ config LOCALVERSION_AUTO
 config BOARDINFO
 	string
 
+config BANNER
+	bool "display banner"
+	default y
+
 config ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES
 	bool "environment variables support"
 
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index d1132c3e5..eaf74a616 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MALLOC_TLSF) += tlsf_malloc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MALLOC_TLSF) += tlsf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MALLOC_DUMMY) += dummy_malloc.o
 obj-y += clock.o
-obj-y += version.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BANNER) += version.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_COMMAND_SUPPORT) += command.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_FULL) += console.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_SIMPLE) += console_simple.o
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 2f37dd845..a89b3bdcd 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ int run_shell(void);
 int memory_display(char *addr, ulong offs, ulong nbytes, int size);
 
 extern const char version_string[];
+#ifdef CONFIG_BANNER
 void barebox_banner(void);
+#else
+static inline void barebox_banner(void) {}
+#endif
 
 #define IOMEM(addr)	((void __force __iomem *)(addr))