diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index ba19152f37031c3863c05e6cb2f22b617df739ac..e28be02e0e3b2e66a62385b5a2eb98f122c76654 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ else
   OPEN   := xdg-open
 endif
 
+QUIET ?= 1
+
 ifeq ($(QUIET),1)
   AD=@
   MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory