diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.am b/gtk/Makefile.am
index d3e785c286..4f4cda03bf 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ gtk_all_c_sources = $(gtk_base_c_sources)
 gtk_dbus_built_sources = gtkdbusgenerated.c gtkdbusgenerated.h
 
 $(gtk_dbus_built_sources) : Makefile.am gtkdbusinterfaces.xml
-	gdbus-codegen \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) gdbus-codegen \
 	--interface-prefix org.Gtk. \
 	--c-namespace _Gtk \
 	--generate-c-code gtkdbusgenerated \