diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b71fb26..df52731 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 LT_INIT
 AC_PROG_CC