diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 77c000188f..93cb49ea2b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ OSARCH=`uname -s`
 LIBTOOL=$(switch_builddir)/libtool
 LTINSTALL = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL)
 TOUCH_TARGET=if test -f "$@" ; then touch "$@" ; fi ;
+AM_MAKEFLAGS=`if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s"> /dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 
 if CRASHPROT
 AM_CFLAGS += -DCRASH_PROT
@@ -188,20 +189,20 @@ sure: clean modwipe uninstall installall
 wayclean: clean
 
 modules: libfreeswitch.la
-	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE)
+	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 
 install_mod: libfreeswitch.la
-	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) install
+	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install
 
 mod_install: install_mod
 
 uninstall_mod:
-	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) uninstall
+	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) uninstall
 
 mod_uninstall: uninstall_mod
 
 modclean:
-	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) clean
+	cd src/mod && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) clean
 
 modwipe:
 	rm -f $(PREFIX)/mod/*.${DYNAMIC_LIB_EXTEN}
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e5be05c931..a59b2f79dd 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ BASE = $(switch_srcdir)
 OSARCH = `uname -s`
 LTINSTALL = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL)
 TOUCH_TARGET = if test -f "$@" ; then touch "$@" ; fi ;
+AM_MAKEFLAGS = `if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s"> /dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 libfreeswitch_la_SOURCES = \
 src/switch_apr.c \
 src/switch_buffer.c \
@@ -1177,20 +1178,20 @@ sure: clean modwipe uninstall installall
 wayclean: clean
 
 modules: libfreeswitch.la
-	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE)
+	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 
 install_mod: libfreeswitch.la
-	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) install
+	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install
 
 mod_install: install_mod
 
 uninstall_mod:
-	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) uninstall
+	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) uninstall
 
 mod_uninstall: uninstall_mod
 
 modclean:
-	@cd src/mod && $(MAKE) clean
+	cd src/mod && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) clean
 
 modwipe:
 	rm -f $(PREFIX)/mod/*.${DYNAMIC_LIB_EXTEN}
diff --git a/build/modmake.rules.in b/build/modmake.rules.in
index 88fdf83626..0152730040 100644
--- a/build/modmake.rules.in
+++ b/build/modmake.rules.in
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ CSOURCEFILE=$(MODNAME).c
 CXXSOURCEFILE=$(MODNAME).cpp
 TOUCH_TARGET=if test -f "$@" ; then touch "$@" ; fi ;
 
+MAKE_OPTS = `if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s"> /dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 RECURSE_MODNAME=`pwd | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`
 RECURSE_SOURCEFILE=`if test -f $$modname.cpp; then echo $$modname.cpp; else echo $$modname.c; fi`
 RECURSE_OUR_DEPS=`test -z "$(WANT_CURL)" || if test ! -z "$(LIBCURL_DEPS)"; then echo $(CURLLA); fi`
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ RECURSE_MAKE=modname="$(RECURSE_MODNAME)" ; \
 		ourdefs="$(RECURSE_OUR_DEPS)" ; \
 		ourcflags="$(RECURSE_OUR_CFLAGS)" ; \
 		ourldflags="$(RECURSE_OUR_LDFLAGS)" ; \
-		$(MAKE) MODNAME="$$modname" SOURCEFILE="$$sourcefile" OUR_DEPS="$$ourdefs" OUR_CFLAGS="$$ourcflags" OUR_LDFLAGS="$$ourldflags" 
+		$(MAKE) $(MAKE_OPTS) MODNAME="$$modname" SOURCEFILE="$$sourcefile" OUR_DEPS="$$ourdefs" OUR_CFLAGS="$$ourcflags" OUR_LDFLAGS="$$ourldflags" 
 
 all: Makefile
 	@$(RECURSE_MAKE) all-modules || exit 1
diff --git a/src/mod/Makefile.am b/src/mod/Makefile.am
index 0f67551e77..089ce87e76 100644
--- a/src/mod/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mod/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ OUR_CLEAN_MODULES=if test -z "$(MODULES)" ; then tmp_clean_modules=`echo $$conf_
 			 else our_clean_modules=$(MODULES) ; fi ;
 MOD_NAME=`echo $$i | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`
 MOD_DIR=`if test -d $(switch_srcdir)/src/mod/$$i ; then echo $(switch_srcdir)/src/mod/$$i ; else echo $$i ; fi;`
+AM_MAKEFLAGS = `if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s"> /dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 
 all: 
 	@$(CONF_MODULES) \
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ all:
 	   echo making $$i ; \
 	   moddir=$(MOD_DIR); \
 	   if test -f $$moddir/Makefile ; then \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) || exit 1; else  \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules || exit 1; \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) || exit 1; else  \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules || exit 1; \
 	   fi; \
 	 done
 	@echo
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ clean:
 	   echo making clean $$i ; \
 	   moddir=$(MOD_DIR); \
 	   if test -f $$moddir/Makefile ; then \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) clean || exit 1; else  \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules clean || exit 1; \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) clean || exit 1; else  \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules clean || exit 1; \
 	   fi; \
 	 done
 	@echo
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ install:
 	   echo making install $$i ; \
 	   moddir=$(MOD_DIR); \
 	   if test -f $$moddir/Makefile ; then \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) install || exit 1; else  \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules install || exit 1; \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install || exit 1; else  \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules install || exit 1; \
 	   fi; \
 	done
 	@echo
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ uninstall:
 	   echo making uninstall $$i ; \
 	   moddir=$(MOD_DIR); \
 	   if test -f $$moddir/Makefile ; then \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) uninstall || exit 1; else  \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules uninstall || exit 1; \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) uninstall || exit 1; else  \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules uninstall || exit 1; \
 	   fi; \
 	done
 	@echo
diff --git a/src/mod/Makefile.in b/src/mod/Makefile.in
index 37b8fe840f..8e5af53f9d 100644
--- a/src/mod/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/mod/Makefile.in
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ OUR_CLEAN_MODULES = if test -z "$(MODULES)" ; then tmp_clean_modules=`echo $$con
 
 MOD_NAME = `echo $$i | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`
 MOD_DIR = `if test -d $(switch_srcdir)/src/mod/$$i ; then echo $(switch_srcdir)/src/mod/$$i ; else echo $$i ; fi;`
+AM_MAKEFLAGS = `if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s"> /dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 all: all-am
 
 .SUFFIXES:
@@ -368,8 +369,8 @@ all:
 	   echo making $$i ; \
 	   moddir=$(MOD_DIR); \
 	   if test -f $$moddir/Makefile ; then \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) || exit 1; else  \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules || exit 1; \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) || exit 1; else  \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules || exit 1; \
 	   fi; \
 	 done
 	@echo
@@ -386,8 +387,8 @@ clean:
 	   echo making clean $$i ; \
 	   moddir=$(MOD_DIR); \
 	   if test -f $$moddir/Makefile ; then \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) clean || exit 1; else  \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules clean || exit 1; \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) clean || exit 1; else  \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules clean || exit 1; \
 	   fi; \
 	 done
 	@echo
@@ -403,8 +404,8 @@ install:
 	   echo making install $$i ; \
 	   moddir=$(MOD_DIR); \
 	   if test -f $$moddir/Makefile ; then \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) install || exit 1; else  \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules install || exit 1; \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install || exit 1; else  \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules install || exit 1; \
 	   fi; \
 	done
 	@echo
@@ -420,8 +421,8 @@ uninstall:
 	   echo making uninstall $$i ; \
 	   moddir=$(MOD_DIR); \
 	   if test -f $$moddir/Makefile ; then \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) uninstall || exit 1; else  \
-	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules uninstall || exit 1; \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) uninstall || exit 1; else  \
+	      cd $$moddir && MODNAME=$(MOD_NAME) BASE=$(switch_builddir) $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -f $(switch_builddir)/build/modmake.rules uninstall || exit 1; \
 	   fi; \
 	done
 	@echo