diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a82d2bbfe0e9e6efebbeaee5727402be0fdd5b67..cc2eac231df61b6f8936890b48bf843ed726c29a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 dnl don't kvetch about gnu makefile syntax
 dnl and don't require ChangeLog &co if they don't exist
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wno-portability foreign])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
 LT_INIT