diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7e3f246d..652a2133 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([shadow], [4.4], [pkg-shadow-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org], [],
 	[https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign dist-xz])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
 dnl Some hacks...