diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d729342c..99a42533 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ libraries: $(LIBPREFIX)wels.$(LIBSUFFIX)
 LIBRARIES += $(LIBPREFIX)wels.$(LIBSUFFIX)
 
 $(LIBPREFIX)wels.$(LIBSUFFIX): $(ENCODER_OBJS) $(DECODER_OBJS) $(PROCESSING_OBJS) $(COMMON_OBJS)
-	rm -f $@
-	$(AR) $(AR_OPTS) $+
+	$(QUIET)rm -f $@
+	$(QUIET_AR)$(AR) $(AR_OPTS) $+
 
 install: $(LIBPREFIX)wels.$(LIBSUFFIX)
 	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/lib