diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fef2904..3e4e048 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 # LT_INIT(win32-dll)
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign no-exeext dist-bzip2])
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes]]))
 
 
 #