diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 110e7c5ef7..310cc6ac9c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ 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 $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
+AM_MAKEFLAGS=`test -n "$(VERBOSE)" || echo -s`
+#AM_MAKEFLAGS=`if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 
 if CRASHPROT
 AM_CFLAGS += -DCRASH_PROT
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 93211a9502..684a8cb141 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 build_triplet = @build@
 host_triplet = @host@
+#AM_MAKEFLAGS=`if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 @CRASHPROT_TRUE@am__append_1 = -DCRASH_PROT
 bin_PROGRAMS = freeswitch$(EXEEXT)
 DIST_COMMON = README $(am__configure_deps) $(library_include_HEADERS) \
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ 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 $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
+AM_MAKEFLAGS = `test -n "$(VERBOSE)" || echo -s`
 libfreeswitch_la_SOURCES = \
 src/switch_apr.c \
 src/switch_buffer.c \
diff --git a/build/modmake.rules.in b/build/modmake.rules.in
index 0e58e12fb4..04f938cf60 100644
--- a/build/modmake.rules.in
+++ b/build/modmake.rules.in
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ CSOURCEFILE=$(MODNAME).c
 CXXSOURCEFILE=$(MODNAME).cpp
 TOUCH_TARGET=if test -f "$@" ; then touch "$@" ; fi ;
 
-MAKE_OPTS = `if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
+#MAKE_OPTS = `if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
+MAKE_OPTS = `test -n "$(VERBOSE)" || echo -s`
 RECURSE_MODNAME=`pwd | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`
 RECURSE_SOURCEFILE=`if test -f $$modname.cpp; then echo $$modname.cpp; else echo $$modname.c; fi`
 RECURSE_OUR_DEPS=`test -z "$(WANT_CURL)" || if test ! -z "$(LIBCURL_DEPS)"; then echo $(CURLLA); fi`
diff --git a/src/mod/Makefile.am b/src/mod/Makefile.am
index 81dcd02f39..7d95373967 100644
--- a/src/mod/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mod/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ OUR_CLEAN_MODULES=if test -z "$(MODULES)" ; then tmp_clean_modules=`echo $$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 $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
+AM_MAKEFLAGS = `test -n "$(VERBOSE)" || echo -s`
+#AM_MAKEFLAGS = `if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 
 all: 
 	@$(CONF_MODULES) \
diff --git a/src/mod/Makefile.in b/src/mod/Makefile.in
index 6766e1d945..2781896fd3 100644
--- a/src/mod/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/mod/Makefile.in
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ OUR_CLEAN_MODULES = if test -z "$(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 $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
+AM_MAKEFLAGS = `test -n "$(VERBOSE)" || echo -s`
 all: all-am
 
 .SUFFIXES:
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-info-am
 	mostlyclean-libtool pdf pdf-am ps ps-am uninstall uninstall-am \
 	uninstall-info-am
 
+#AM_MAKEFLAGS = `if test -z "$(VERBOSE)" ; then $(MAKE) --help | grep silent | grep "\-s" 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo -s;fi`
 
 all: 
 	@$(CONF_MODULES) \