diff --git a/clutter/Makefile.am b/clutter/Makefile.am
index d5d4909d1..ececb94af 100644
--- a/clutter/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/Makefile.am
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(DEBUG) $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=. $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(builddir)/$(@F)
+	$(QUIET_GEN)$(DEBUG) $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=. $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(builddir)/$(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif