diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3062c28..187b9dd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 foreign no-dist-gzip dist-xz check-news])
-
-m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([no])])
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=mate-terminal
 AC_SUBST([GETTEXT_PACKAGE])