diff --git a/tools/git-compileall b/tools/git-compileall
index fedfc8ab0b1baa0d3d69ad18ad23147e8464cd44..750c7feb6d29abcf92e9e33325b51cc00487f756 100755
--- a/tools/git-compileall
+++ b/tools/git-compileall
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ while read a rest; do
     echo "####################### $a $rest" | tee -a $O > $tty
     git checkout $a 2>&1 | tee -a $O > $tty || send=1
     git submodule update
-    make clean
+    make -s clean
     if make -s 2>&1 | tee -a $O > $tty;
 	then true
     else