diff --git a/support/scripts/graph-depends b/support/scripts/graph-depends
index da050da8ab..409c123017 100755
--- a/support/scripts/graph-depends
+++ b/support/scripts/graph-depends
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ unknownpkgs = []
 # list is used as the starting point for full dependency graphs
 def get_targets():
     sys.stderr.write("Getting targets\n")
-    cmd = ["make", "show-targets"]
+    cmd = ["make", "-s", "show-targets"]
     p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     output = p.communicate()[0].strip()
     if p.returncode != 0:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def get_targets():
 # formatted as a Python list.
 def get_depends(pkg):
     sys.stderr.write("Getting dependencies for %s\n" % pkg)
-    cmd = ["make", "%s-show-depends" % pkg]
+    cmd = ["make", "-s", "%s-show-depends" % pkg]
     p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     output = p.communicate()[0].strip()
     if p.returncode != 0: