diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 02cb0eb7..88bd0bfd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,18 +25,26 @@ INCLUDEDIR	= $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/include
 LIBDIR		= $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/lib
 INSTALL		= install
 
+# Do not print "Entering directory ...".
+MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory
+
+# Be silent per default, but 'make V=1' will show all compiler calls.
+ifneq ($(V),1)
+Q := @
+endif
+
 all: build
 
 build:
-	$(MAKE) -C lib all
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C lib all
 
 install: build
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(INCLUDEDIR)/libopenstm32
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(LIBDIR)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 include/libopenstm32.h $(INCLUDEDIR)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 include/libopenstm32/*.h $(INCLUDEDIR)/libopenstm32
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 lib/*.a $(LIBDIR)
+	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -d $(INCLUDEDIR)/libopenstm32
+	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -d $(LIBDIR)
+	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -m 0644 include/libopenstm32.h $(INCLUDEDIR)
+	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -m 0644 include/libopenstm32/*.h $(INCLUDEDIR)/libopenstm32
+	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -m 0644 lib/*.a $(LIBDIR)
 
 clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C lib clean
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C lib clean
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 8a56abfa..d3eb2c49 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -26,14 +26,23 @@ CC		= $(PREFIX)-gcc
 AR		= $(PREFIX)-ar
 CFLAGS		= -Os -g -Wall -Wextra -I../include -fno-common \
 		  -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb
-ARFLAGS		= rcsv
+# ARFLAGS		= rcsv
+ARFLAGS		= rcs
 OBJS		= gpio.o
 
+# Be silent per default, but 'make V=1' will show all compiler calls.
+ifneq ($(V),1)
+Q := @
+endif
+
 all: $(LIBNAME).a
 
 $(LIBNAME).a: $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
+	$(Q)$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o $(LIBNAME).a
+	$(Q)rm -f *.o $(LIBNAME).a