diff --git a/build/ltmain.sh b/build/ltmain.sh
index b66dcc0d9a559e5196b20019c17fcc3333348273..9dff8b17dcd24e9b3eee0b93365e342775b6d1f1 100755
--- a/build/ltmain.sh
+++ b/build/ltmain.sh
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ if test -n "$prevopt"; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+case "$show $MFLAGS -$MAKEFLAGS" in
+  :\ *) : ;;
+  *\ -*s*)
+	# Be silent inside 'make -s'
+	expr " $MFLAGS -$MAKEFLAGS" : '.* -[a-zA-Z]*s' >/dev/null && show=: ;;
+esac
+
 if test -z "$show_help"; then
 
   # Infer the operation mode.