diff --git a/tools-uclibc/run-armv7a.sh b/tools-uclibc/run-armv7a.sh
index 957e7566..d6d0a1be 100755
--- a/tools-uclibc/run-armv7a.sh
+++ b/tools-uclibc/run-armv7a.sh
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ prepare_confs() {
 }
 
 banner() {
-	echo
-	echo "************************************************************************"
-	echo "*    $1"
-	echo "************************************************************************"
-	echo
+cat << EOF | tee -a zzz.log > stage$1-$2-uclibc-$3.log
+
+************************************************************************
+*    stage$1-$2-uclibc-$3
+************************************************************************"
+
+EOF
 }
 
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ do_stages() {
     fi
 
     if [[ "x${pretend}" != "xtest" ]]; then
-      banner "stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}"
+      banner ${s} ${arch} ${flavor}
       catalyst -f stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}.conf \
         | tee -a zzz.log \
         > stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}.log \
diff --git a/tools-uclibc/run-mips32r2.sh b/tools-uclibc/run-mips32r2.sh
index 381465fe..cf2e9a2b 100755
--- a/tools-uclibc/run-mips32r2.sh
+++ b/tools-uclibc/run-mips32r2.sh
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ prepare_confs() {
 }
 
 banner() {
-	echo
-	echo "************************************************************************"
-	echo "*    $1"
-	echo "************************************************************************"
-	echo
+cat << EOF | tee -a zzz.log > stage$1-$2-uclibc-$3.log
+
+************************************************************************
+*    stage$1-$2-uclibc-$3
+************************************************************************"
+
+EOF
 }
 
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ do_stages() {
     fi
 
     if [[ "x${pretend}" != "xtest" ]]; then
-      banner "stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}"
+      banner ${s} ${arch} ${flavor}
       catalyst -f stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}.conf \
         | tee -a zzz.log \
         > stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}.log \
diff --git a/tools-uclibc/run.sh b/tools-uclibc/run.sh
index ffcc8dc6..7f3f61b8 100755
--- a/tools-uclibc/run.sh
+++ b/tools-uclibc/run.sh
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ prepare_confs() {
 }
 
 banner() {
-	echo
-	echo "************************************************************************"
-	echo "*    $1"
-	echo "************************************************************************"
-	echo
+cat << EOF | tee -a zzz.log > stage$1-$2-uclibc-$3.log
+
+************************************************************************
+*    stage$1-$2-uclibc-$3
+************************************************************************"
+
+EOF
 }
 
 
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ do_stages() {
     fi
 
     if [[ "x${pretend}" != "xtest" ]]; then
-      banner "stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}"
+      banner ${s} ${arch} ${flavor}
       catalyst -f stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}.conf \
         | tee -a zzz.log \
         > stage${s}-${arch}-uclibc-${flavor}.log \