diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3cd798648..1fc1fcdb3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ if USE_SCRIPTS
   SUBDIRS += scripts
 endif
 
+if USE_SILENT_RULES
+  AM_MAKEFLAGS = -s
+endif
+
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4/config
 
 EXTRA_DIST = Doxyfile.in LICENSE Android.common.mk.in Android.common.mk Android.mk
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c287d5d02..f0a2ec961 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1218,6 +1218,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_IMCV, test x$imcv = xtrue)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_PTS, test x$pts = xtrue)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_TROUSERS, test x$tss = xtrousers)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(MONOLITHIC, test x$monolithic = xtrue)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_SILENT_RULES, test x$enable_silent_rules = xyes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(UNITTESTS, test x$unit_tests = xtrue)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_TKM, test x$tkm = xtrue)