diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index b8d0e7b54ce..0326b4a8f22 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ elnlisp := $(addprefix ${lispsource}/,${elnlisp}) $(lisp:.elc=.eln)
 		THEFILE=$< $<n
 
 ../native-lisp: | $(pdmp)
-	if test ! -d $@; then \
+	@if test ! -d $@; then \
 	  mkdir $@ && $(MAKE) $(AM_V_NO_PD) $(elnlisp); \
 	  if test $(SYSTEM_TYPE) = cygwin; then \
 	    find $@ -name '*.eln' | rebase -v -O -T -; \