diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2dfdf75..c3bec45 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I scripts/.autostuff/m4
+MAKEFLAGS = $(SILENT_MAKEFLAGS)
 if COND_utils
     MAYBE_utils = utils
 endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 731d36b..231741b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ AS_IF(
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 
+AS_IF(
+    [test "$(./scripts/version.sh --internal)" = "hg"],
+    [AM_SILENT_RULES],
+    [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
+
+AS_IF(
+    [test $AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY -eq 0],
+    [SILENT_MAKEFLAGS="--no-print-directory -s"],
+    [SILENT_MAKEFLAGS=""])
+AC_SUBST([SILENT_MAKEFLAGS])
+
 #----------------------------------------
 # Prepare libtool
 LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])