diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/meson.build b/docs/reference/gdk/meson.build
index 18bcf15f14..d6163ae029 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
     command: [
       gidocgen,
       'generate',
+      '--quiet',
       '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
       '--config=@INPUT0@',
       '--output-dir=@OUTPUT@',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
       command: [
         gidocgen,
         'generate',
+        '--quiet',
         '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
         '--config=@INPUT0@',
         '--output-dir=@OUTPUT@',
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
       command: [
         gidocgen,
         'generate',
+        '--quiet',
         '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
         '--config=@INPUT0@',
         '--output-dir=@OUTPUT@',
diff --git a/docs/reference/gsk/meson.build b/docs/reference/gsk/meson.build
index aede56e534..1e34799280 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gsk/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gsk/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
     command: [
       gidocgen,
       'generate',
+      '--quiet',
       '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
       '--config=@INPUT0@',
       '--output-dir=@OUTPUT@',
diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/meson.build b/docs/reference/gtk/meson.build
index 792bde0a6f..e1087fb2d2 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/meson.build
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
     command: [
       gidocgen,
       'generate',
+      '--quiet',
       '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../gtk'),
       '--config=@INPUT0@',
       '--output-dir=@OUTPUT@',