diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8932f8b14c435853ffea79925d362ab7f40056c2..4be2eeed56c8c3facdf1446bc1d7630bc4bf08a5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ SUBDIRS = src interfaces app examples examples/pio tests
 doc/cdi_cman.pdf: doc/cdi_fman.pdf
 
 doc/cdi_cman.pdf:
-	(cd $(top_srcdir)/doc/tex ; ./makepdf_c ; mv cdi_cman.pdf .. ; ./cleanup)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(am__cd) $(top_srcdir)/doc/tex && ./makepdf_c && mv cdi_cman.pdf .. && ./cleanup
 
 doc/cdi_fman.pdf:
-	(cd $(top_srcdir)/doc/tex ; ./makepdf_f ; mv cdi_fman.pdf .. ; ./cleanup)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(am__cd) $(top_srcdir)/doc/tex && ./makepdf_f && mv cdi_fman.pdf .. && ./cleanup
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
   LICENSE \
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 2582b0e6c9e4197b984f843f5471a8caf9e315e2..31b56de1c3f75dd14bd9f8ff649d74b89808c187 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -309,16 +309,16 @@ cmake/cdi/cdi-config-version.cmake: cmake/cdi/cdi-config-version.cmake.in $(top_
 	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
 
 pkgconfig/cdi.pc: pkgconfig/cdi.pc.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
-	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
 
 pkgconfig/cdipio.pc: pkgconfig/cdipio.pc.in ../config.status
-	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
 
 pkgconfig/cdi_f2003.pc: pkgconfig/cdi_f2003.pc.in ../config.status
-	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
 
 cdilib.c:
-	(cd $(top_srcdir)/src ; ./make_cdilib )
+	$(AM_V_GEN)(cd $(top_srcdir)/src ; ./make_cdilib)
 
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES = make_fint
 CLEANFILES =