diff --git a/doc/files/Makefile.am b/doc/files/Makefile.am
index e046c420..07de20a9 100644
--- a/doc/files/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/files/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ man5_MANS = pkcs15-profile.5  opensc.conf.5
 endif
 
 opensc.conf.5.xml opensc.conf.5: $(srcdir)/opensc.conf.5.xml.in
-	sed \
+	@sed \
 		-e 's|@sysconfdir[@]|$(sysconfdir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@docdir[@]|$(docdir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@libdir[@]|$(libdir)|g' \
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ opensc.conf.5.xml opensc.conf.5: $(srcdir)/opensc.conf.5.xml.in
 		-e 's|@PROFILE_DIR_DEFAULT[@]|$(PROFILE_DIR_DEFAULT)|g' \
 		-e 's|@DEFAULT_SM_MODULE[@]|$(DEFAULT_SM_MODULE)|g' \
 		< $< > opensc.conf.5.xml
-	$(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/manpages" --xinclude -o $@ man.xsl opensc.conf.5.xml
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/manpages" --xinclude -o $@ man.xsl opensc.conf.5.xml 2>/dev/null
 
 files.html: $(srcdir)/files.xml $(wildcard $(srcdir)/*.5.xml) opensc.conf.5.xml
-	$(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(builddir):$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/html" --xinclude -o $@ html.xsl $<
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(builddir):$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/html" --xinclude -o $@ html.xsl $< 2>/dev/null
 
 %.5: $(srcdir)/%.5.xml
-	sed -e 's|@pkgdatadir[@]|$(pkgdatadir)|g' < $< \
-	| $(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/manpages" --xinclude -o $@ man.xsl $<
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e 's|@pkgdatadir[@]|$(pkgdatadir)|g' < $< \
+	| $(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/manpages" --xinclude -o $@ man.xsl $< 2>/dev/null
 
 clean-local:
 	-rm -rf $(html_DATA) $(man5_MANS) opensc.conf.5.xml
diff --git a/doc/tools/Makefile.am b/doc/tools/Makefile.am
index 2c095321..ac443f71 100644
--- a/doc/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -14,15 +14,14 @@ endif
 completion_DATA = $(patsubst $(srcdir)/%.1.xml, %, $(wildcard $(srcdir)/*.1.xml))
 
 tools.html: $(srcdir)/tools.xml $(wildcard $(srcdir)/*.1.xml)
-	$(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/html" --xinclude -o $@ html.xsl $<
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/html" --xinclude -o $@ html.xsl $< 2>/dev/null
 
 %.1: $(srcdir)/%.1.xml
-	sed -e 's|@pkgdatadir[@]|$(pkgdatadir)|g' < $< \
-	| $(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/manpages" --xinclude -o $@ man.xsl $<
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e 's|@pkgdatadir[@]|$(pkgdatadir)|g' < $< \
+	| $(XSLTPROC) --nonet --path "$(srcdir)/..:$(xslstylesheetsdir)/manpages" --xinclude -o $@ man.xsl $< 2>/dev/null
 
 %: $(srcdir)/%.1.xml
-	@echo $< $@
-	@cat $(srcdir)/completion-template \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)cat $(srcdir)/completion-template \
 		| sed "s,ALLOPTS,\
 			$(shell sed -n 's,.*<option>\([^<]*\)</option>.*,\1,pg' $< \
 				| sort -u | grep -- '^\-' | tr '\n' ' ')," \
diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
index 04bbc203..302e8500 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ force:
 opensc.conf.example: opensc.conf.example.in force
 
 .in:
-	@sed \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed \
 		-e 's|@pkgdatadir[@]|$(pkgdatadir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@DEBUG_FILE[@]|$(DEBUG_FILE)|g' \
 		-e 's|@DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER[@]|$(DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER)|g' \
diff --git a/src/tools/Makefile.am b/src/tools/Makefile.am
index 5689bb78..b0e659fe 100644
--- a/src/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: cmdline
 cmdline:
-	for f in *.ggo.in; do $(do_subst) < "$$f" > "$${f%.in}"; done
-	for f in *.ggo;    do $(GENGETOPT) --file-name="$${f%.ggo}-cmdline" --output-dir=$(builddir) < "$$f"; done
-	$(GENGETOPT) --file-name=opensc-asn1-cmdline --output-dir=$(builddir) < opensc-asn1.ggo --unamed-opts
+	@for f in *.ggo.in; do $(do_subst) < "$$f" > "$${f%.in}"; done
+	@for f in *.ggo;    do $(GENGETOPT) --file-name="$${f%.ggo}-cmdline" --output-dir=$(builddir) < "$$f"; done
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(GENGETOPT) --file-name=opensc-asn1-cmdline --output-dir=$(builddir) < opensc-asn1.ggo --unamed-opts
 
 if WIN32
 opensc_tool_SOURCES += versioninfo-tools.rc
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ xdg_autostart_DATA = pkcs11-register.desktop
 endif
 
 %.desktop: %.desktop.in
-	$(do_subst) < $< > $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(do_subst) < $< > $@
 
 noinst_DATA = org.opensc-project.mac.pkcs11-register.plist org.opensc-project.mac.opensc-notify.plist
 
 %.plist: %.plist.in
-	$(do_subst) < $< > $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(do_subst) < $< > $@
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -f $(abs_builddir)/npa-tool.ggo $(abs_builddir)/opensc-notify.ggo $(abs_builddir)/opensc-asn1.ggo $(abs_builddir)/goid-tool.ggo $(abs_builddir)/egk-tool.ggo org.opensc.notify.desktop pkcs11-register.desktop