diff --git a/src/testdir/Makefile b/src/testdir/Makefile
index bcf2f8c..d4290f9 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Makefile
+++ b/src/testdir/Makefile
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 # 	make test_largefile
 $(NEW_TESTS):
 	rm -f $@.res test.log messages
-	$(MAKE) -f Makefile $@.res
-	cat messages
+	@MAKEFLAGS=--no-print-directory $(MAKE) -f Makefile $@.res
+	@cat messages
 	@if test -f test.log; then \
 		exit 1; \
 	fi