diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index daea6a28c148e888c1406b25c3bea4fee4a14b7e..0769197b0285cf9305073670100a7580d0a7e308 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ ganeti:
 
 .PHONY: check-dirs
 check-dirs: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
-	set -e; \
+	@set -e; \
 	find . -type d \( \( -name . \) -o \( \
 		-name .git -o \
 		-name autom4te.cache \