diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index aa96aae3..75672b5b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@
 	* job.c (start_job_command): Don't redirect output for recursive
 	make jobs, unless we're in makefile synchronization mode.
 
+2013-04-30  Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>  (tiny change)
+
+	build: enable the 'silent-rules' automake options
+
+	* configure.ac (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Here.  The future major Automake
+	version 2.0 (ETA about one, one and half year from now) will enable
+	it by default, so better prepare ourselves.
+
 2013-04-30  Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>  (tiny change)
 
 	build: require Autoconf >= 2.62 and Automake >= 1.11.1
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index da2071fc..5a17a2e3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([vpath.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
 # Automake setup
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11.1])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11.1 silent-rules])
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC