diff --git a/WindowMaker/Defaults/Makefile.am b/WindowMaker/Defaults/Makefile.am
index 33975eab..344c0bf2 100644
--- a/WindowMaker/Defaults/Makefile.am
+++ b/WindowMaker/Defaults/Makefile.am
@@ -10,22 +10,18 @@ EXTRA_DIST = WMGLOBAL WMWindowAttributes.in WindowMaker.in WMState.in
 CLEANFILES = WMWindowAttributes WindowMaker WMState WMRootMenu
 
 WMWindowAttributes: $(srcdir)/WMWindowAttributes.in
-	-rm -f WMWindowAttributes
-	sed -e "s:#extension#:@ICONEXT@:" \
-		$(srcdir)/WMWindowAttributes.in > WMWindowAttributes
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e "s:#extension#:@ICONEXT@:" \
+		$(srcdir)/WMWindowAttributes.in > WMWindowAttributes ; \
 	chmod 644 WMWindowAttributes
 
 WindowMaker: $(srcdir)/WindowMaker.in
-	-rm -f WindowMaker
-	sed -e "s:#pkgdatadir#:$(pkgdatadir):" $(srcdir)/WindowMaker.in \
-		> WindowMaker
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e "s:#pkgdatadir#:$(pkgdatadir):" $(srcdir)/WindowMaker.in \
+		> WindowMaker ; \
 	chmod 644 WindowMaker
 
 WMState: $(srcdir)/WMState.in
-	-rm -f WMState
-	sed -e "s:#wprefs#:$(wpexecbindir)/WPrefs:" $(srcdir)/WMState.in > WMState
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e "s:#wprefs#:$(wpexecbindir)/WPrefs:" $(srcdir)/WMState.in > WMState ; \
 	chmod 644 WMState
 
 WMRootMenu: $(srcdir)/../plmenu
-	-cp -f $(srcdir)/../plmenu WMRootMenu
-
+	$(AM_V_GEN)cp -f $(srcdir)/../plmenu WMRootMenu
diff --git a/WindowMaker/IconSets/Makefile.am b/WindowMaker/IconSets/Makefile.am
index ec5ca124..ed4317da 100644
--- a/WindowMaker/IconSets/Makefile.am
+++ b/WindowMaker/IconSets/Makefile.am
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =
 CLEANFILES = Default.iconset
 
 Default.iconset: $(top_builddir)/WindowMaker/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes
-	-rm -f Default.iconset
-	echo '{' > Default.iconset
-	grep Icon $(top_builddir)/WindowMaker/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes >> Default.iconset
-	echo '}' >> Default.iconset
+	$(AM_V_GEN)echo '{' > Default.iconset ; \
+	grep Icon $(top_builddir)/WindowMaker/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes >> Default.iconset ; \
+	echo '}' >> Default.iconset ; \
 	chmod 644 Default.iconset
-
-
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a7aa1d09..76fc18f9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ nodist_wmaker_SOURCES = misc.hack_nf.c
 CLEANFILES = $(nodist_wmaker_SOURCES)
 
 misc.hack_nf.c: misc.c $(top_srcdir)/script/nested-func-to-macro.sh
-	$(top_srcdir)/script/nested-func-to-macro.sh \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(top_srcdir)/script/nested-func-to-macro.sh \
 		$(srcdir)/misc.c -o $(builddir)/misc.hack_nf.c \
 		-f "append_string" -f "append_modifier"
 endif
diff --git a/util/Makefile.am b/util/Makefile.am
index b5c9d042..cf07fd5f 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/util/Makefile.am
@@ -80,12 +80,9 @@ wmiv_SOURCES = wmiv.c wmiv.h
 CLEANFILES = wmaker.inst
 
 wmaker.inst: $(srcdir)/wmaker.inst.in ./Makefile
-	-rm -f wmaker.inst
-	sed -e "s|#pkgdatadir#|$(pkgdatadir)|" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e "s|#pkgdatadir#|$(pkgdatadir)|" \
 		-e "s|#sysconfdir#|$(sysconfdir)/WindowMaker|" \
 		-e "s|#version#|$(VERSION)|" \
 		-e "s|#bindir#|$(bindir)|" \
-			$(srcdir)/wmaker.inst.in >wmaker.inst
-
+			$(srcdir)/wmaker.inst.in >wmaker.inst ; \
 	chmod 755 wmaker.inst
-