diff --git a/packages/python/devel/distribute/install b/packages/python/devel/distribute/install
index 74e11f0ca6..65715ed51c 100755
--- a/packages/python/devel/distribute/install
+++ b/packages/python/devel/distribute/install
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ PKG_SRC_DIR=`ls -d $PKG_BUILD`
 PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR="`ls -d $INSTALL/usr/lib/python*`"
 export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR/site-packages"
 
-$TOOLCHAIN/bin/easy_install --exclude-scripts --zip-ok --prefix=$INSTALL/usr $PKG_SRC_DIR
+$TOOLCHAIN/bin/easy_install --exclude-scripts --zip-ok --quiet --prefix=$INSTALL/usr $PKG_SRC_DIR