diff --git a/bp2build/symlink_forest.go b/bp2build/symlink_forest.go
index 818d7ae..c5075e5 100644
--- a/bp2build/symlink_forest.go
+++ b/bp2build/symlink_forest.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package bp2build
 
 import (
+	"android/soong/android"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
 // contain every file in buildFilesDir and srcDir excluding the files in
 // exclude. Collects every directory encountered during the traversal of srcDir
 // into acc.
-func plantSymlinkForestRecursive(topdir string, forestDir string, buildFilesDir string, srcDir string, exclude *node, acc *[]string, okay *bool) {
+func plantSymlinkForestRecursive(cfg android.Config, topdir string, forestDir string, buildFilesDir string, srcDir string, exclude *node, acc *[]string, okay *bool) {
 	if exclude != nil && exclude.excluded {
 		// This directory is not needed, bail out
 		return
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@
 			if bDir && excludeChild != nil {
 				// Not in the source tree, but we have to exclude something from under
 				// this subtree, so descend
-				plantSymlinkForestRecursive(topdir, forestChild, buildFilesChild, srcChild, excludeChild, acc, okay)
+				plantSymlinkForestRecursive(cfg, topdir, forestChild, buildFilesChild, srcChild, excludeChild, acc, okay)
 			} else {
 				// Not in the source tree, symlink BUILD file
 				symlinkIntoForest(topdir, forestChild, buildFilesChild)
@@ -188,19 +189,21 @@
 			if sDir && excludeChild != nil {
 				// Not in the build file tree, but we have to exclude something from
 				// under this subtree, so descend
-				plantSymlinkForestRecursive(topdir, forestChild, buildFilesChild, srcChild, excludeChild, acc, okay)
+				plantSymlinkForestRecursive(cfg, topdir, forestChild, buildFilesChild, srcChild, excludeChild, acc, okay)
 			} else {
 				// Not in the build file tree, symlink source tree, carry on
 				symlinkIntoForest(topdir, forestChild, srcChild)
 			}
 		} else if sDir && bDir {
 			// Both are directories. Descend.
-			plantSymlinkForestRecursive(topdir, forestChild, buildFilesChild, srcChild, excludeChild, acc, okay)
+			plantSymlinkForestRecursive(cfg, topdir, forestChild, buildFilesChild, srcChild, excludeChild, acc, okay)
 		} else if !sDir && !bDir {
 			// Neither is a directory. Prioritize BUILD files generated by bp2build
 			// over any BUILD file imported into external/.
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Both '%s' and '%s' exist, symlinking the former to '%s'\n",
-				buildFilesChild, srcChild, forestChild)
+			if cfg.IsEnvTrue("BP2BUILD_VERBOSE") {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Both '%s' and '%s' exist, symlinking the former to '%s'\n",
+					buildFilesChild, srcChild, forestChild)
+			}
 			symlinkIntoForest(topdir, forestChild, buildFilesChild)
 		} else {
 			// Both exist and one is a file. This is an error.
@@ -216,12 +219,12 @@
 // "srcDir" while excluding paths listed in "exclude". Returns the set of paths
 // under srcDir on which readdir() had to be called to produce the symlink
 // forest.
-func PlantSymlinkForest(topdir string, forest string, buildFiles string, srcDir string, exclude []string) []string {
+func PlantSymlinkForest(cfg android.Config, topdir string, forest string, buildFiles string, srcDir string, exclude []string) []string {
 	deps := make([]string, 0)
 	os.RemoveAll(shared.JoinPath(topdir, forest))
 	excludeTree := treeFromExcludePathList(exclude)
 	okay := true
-	plantSymlinkForestRecursive(topdir, forest, buildFiles, srcDir, excludeTree, &deps, &okay)
+	plantSymlinkForestRecursive(cfg, topdir, forest, buildFiles, srcDir, excludeTree, &deps, &okay)
 	if !okay {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}