diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 20d21f6..eeb2420 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET()
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.6)
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(PERL, perl)