diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0a54d76..3917bd8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ AC_INIT(MiniDLNA,1.1.0,,minidlna)
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(minidlna,1.1.0)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
 m4_ifdef([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS], [AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])