diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6738dd68..d10f6ec6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.6)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config.h)
 
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
+
 # -- Templates for config.h --
 
 AH_TEMPLATE([DEBUG], [Define if debug-mode should be enabled])