diff --git a/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am b/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
index 11633815..9ca9636f 100644
--- a/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
+++ b/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ WPrefs_LDADD = \
 	@XFTLIBS@ \
 	@INTLIBS@
 
-LIBTOOL = $(QUIET) $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtool $(LIBTOOL_ARG)
+LIBTOOL = $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtool $(LIBTOOL_ARG)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(QUIET)$(COMPILE) -c $<
diff --git a/wrlib/Makefile.am b/wrlib/Makefile.am
index 7d0dcac2..0fbb8257 100644
--- a/wrlib/Makefile.am
+++ b/wrlib/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libwraster.la
 
 libwraster_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 4:0:1
 
-LIBTOOL = $(QUIET) $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtool $(LIBTOOL_ARG)
+LIBTOOL = $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtool $(LIBTOOL_ARG)
 
 bin_SCRIPTS = get-wraster-flags