diff --git a/testsuite/tools/Makefile b/testsuite/tools/Makefile
index e1d9bfef..85df69ec 100644
--- a/testsuite/tools/Makefile
+++ b/testsuite/tools/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CFLAGS=
 include ../../config.mk
 
 generate_nlmsg: generate_nlmsg.c ../../lib/libnetlink.c
-	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -I../../include -include../../include/uapi/linux/netlink.h -o $@ $^ -lmnl
+	$(QUIET_CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -I../../include -include../../include/uapi/linux/netlink.h -o $@ $^ -lmnl
 
 clean:
 	rm -f generate_nlmsg