diff --git a/lib/compilation.sh b/lib/compilation.sh
index f97d989fc2..7314955789 100644
--- a/lib/compilation.sh
+++ b/lib/compilation.sh
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ compile_atf()
 	# create patch for manual source changes
 	[[ $CREATE_PATCHES == yes ]] && userpatch_create "atf"
 
+	echo -e "\n\t==  atf  ==\n" >>$DEST/debug/compilation.log
 	# ENABLE_BACKTRACE="0" has been added to workaround a regression in ATF.
 	# Check: https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/1157
 	eval CCACHE_BASEDIR="$(pwd)" env PATH=$toolchain:$toolchain2:$PATH \
-		'make ENABLE_BACKTRACE="0" $target_make $CTHREADS CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $ATF_COMPILER"' 2>&1 \
+		'make ENABLE_BACKTRACE="0" $target_make $CTHREADS \
+		CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $ATF_COMPILER"' 2>>$DEST/debug/compilation.log \
 		${PROGRESS_LOG_TO_FILE:+' | tee -a $DEST/debug/compilation.log'} \
 		${OUTPUT_DIALOG:+' | dialog --backtitle "$backtitle" --progressbox "Compiling ATF..." $TTY_Y $TTY_X'} \
 		${OUTPUT_VERYSILENT:+' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null'}
@@ -142,8 +144,10 @@ compile_uboot()
 			cp -Rv $atftempdir/*.bin .
 		fi
 
+		echo -e "\n\t== u-boot ==\n" >>$DEST/debug/compilation.log
 		eval CCACHE_BASEDIR="$(pwd)" env PATH=$toolchain:$PATH \
-			'make $CTHREADS $BOOTCONFIG CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $UBOOT_COMPILER"' 2>&1 \
+			'make $CTHREADS $BOOTCONFIG \
+			CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $UBOOT_COMPILER"' 2>>$DEST/debug/compilation.log \
 			${PROGRESS_LOG_TO_FILE:+' | tee -a $DEST/debug/compilation.log'} \
 			${OUTPUT_VERYSILENT:+' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null'}
 
@@ -167,7 +171,8 @@ compile_uboot()
 		[[ -n $BOOTDELAY ]] && sed -i "s/^CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=.*/CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=${BOOTDELAY}/" .config || [[ -f .config ]] && echo "CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=${BOOTDELAY}" >> .config
 
 		eval CCACHE_BASEDIR="$(pwd)" env PATH=$toolchain:$PATH \
-			'make $target_make $CTHREADS CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $UBOOT_COMPILER"' 2>&1 \
+			'make $target_make $CTHREADS \
+			CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $UBOOT_COMPILER"' 2>>$DEST/debug/compilation.log \
 			${PROGRESS_LOG_TO_FILE:+' | tee -a $DEST/debug/compilation.log'} \
 			${OUTPUT_DIALOG:+' | dialog --backtitle "$backtitle" --progressbox "Compiling u-boot..." $TTY_Y $TTY_X'} \
 			${OUTPUT_VERYSILENT:+' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null'}
@@ -378,11 +383,15 @@ compile_kernel()
 
 	xz < .config > $sources_pkg_dir/usr/src/${LINUXCONFIG}_${version}_${REVISION}_config.xz
 
+	echo -e "\n\t== kernel ==\n" >>$DEST/debug/compilation.log
 	eval CCACHE_BASEDIR="$(pwd)" env PATH=$toolchain:$PATH \
-		'make $CTHREADS ARCH=$ARCHITECTURE CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $KERNEL_COMPILER" LOCALVERSION="-$LINUXFAMILY" \
-		$KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE modules dtbs 2>&1' \
+		'make $CTHREADS ARCH=$ARCHITECTURE \
+		CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $KERNEL_COMPILER" \
+		LOCALVERSION="-$LINUXFAMILY" \
+		$KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE modules dtbs 2>>$DEST/debug/compilation.log' \
 		${PROGRESS_LOG_TO_FILE:+' | tee -a $DEST/debug/compilation.log'} \
-		${OUTPUT_DIALOG:+' | dialog --backtitle "$backtitle" --progressbox "Compiling kernel..." $TTY_Y $TTY_X'} \
+		${OUTPUT_DIALOG:+' | dialog --backtitle "$backtitle" \
+		--progressbox "Compiling kernel..." $TTY_Y $TTY_X'} \
 		${OUTPUT_VERYSILENT:+' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null'}
 
 	if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 || ! -f arch/$ARCHITECTURE/boot/$KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE ]]; then
@@ -399,9 +408,16 @@ compile_kernel()
 	display_alert "Creating packages"
 
 	# produce deb packages: image, headers, firmware, dtb
+	echo -e "\n\t== deb packages: image, headers, firmware, dtb ==\n" >>$DEST/debug/compilation.log
 	eval CCACHE_BASEDIR="$(pwd)" env PATH=$toolchain:$PATH \
-		'make -j1 $kernel_packing KDEB_PKGVERSION=$REVISION LOCALVERSION="-${LINUXFAMILY}" \
-		KBUILD_DEBARCH=$ARCH ARCH=$ARCHITECTURE DEBFULLNAME="$MAINTAINER" DEBEMAIL="$MAINTAINERMAIL" CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $KERNEL_COMPILER" 2>&1' \
+		'make -j1 $kernel_packing \
+		KDEB_PKGVERSION=$REVISION \
+		LOCALVERSION="-${LINUXFAMILY}" \
+		KBUILD_DEBARCH=$ARCH \
+		ARCH=$ARCHITECTURE \
+		DEBFULLNAME="$MAINTAINER" \
+		DEBEMAIL="$MAINTAINERMAIL" \
+		CROSS_COMPILE="$CCACHE $KERNEL_COMPILER" 2>>$DEST/debug/compilation.log' \
 		${PROGRESS_LOG_TO_FILE:+' | tee -a $DEST/debug/compilation.log'} \
 		${OUTPUT_DIALOG:+' | dialog --backtitle "$backtitle" --progressbox "Creating kernel packages..." $TTY_Y $TTY_X'} \
 		${OUTPUT_VERYSILENT:+' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null'}