diff --git a/Formula/midnight-commander.rb b/Formula/midnight-commander.rb
index 1b24d3085b8..5ef69c06c77 100644
--- a/Formula/midnight-commander.rb
+++ b/Formula/midnight-commander.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ class MidnightCommander < Formula
   depends_on 'libssh2'
 
   def install
-    system "./configure", "--disable-debug", "--disable-dependency-tracking",
+    system "./configure", "--disable-debug",
+                          "--disable-dependency-tracking",
+                          "--disable-silent-rules",
                           "--prefix=#{prefix}",
                           "--without-x",
                           "--with-screen=slang",