diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0d420e09f4..fdab98b0d5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ OSARCH=`uname -s`
 
 LIBTOOL=$(switch_builddir)/libtool
 LTINSTALL = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL)
-TOUCH_TARGET=if test -f "$@" ; then touch "$@" ; fi ;
+TOUCH_TARGET=@if test -f "$@" ; then touch "$@" ; fi ;
 
 if CRASHPROT
 AM_CFLAGS += -DCRASH_PROT
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 871fedd36c..48ab82f79d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = $(SWITCH_AM_LDFLAGS)
 BASE = $(switch_srcdir)
 OSARCH = `uname -s`
 LTINSTALL = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL)
-TOUCH_TARGET = if test -f "$@" ; then touch "$@" ; fi ;
+TOUCH_TARGET = @if test -f "$@" ; then touch "$@" ; fi ;
 libfreeswitch_la_SOURCES = \
 src/switch_apr.c \
 src/switch_buffer.c \