diff --git a/extort-plus/build-runtime.rkt b/extort-plus/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/extort-plus/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/extort-plus/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/fraud-plus/build-runtime.rkt b/fraud-plus/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/fraud-plus/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/fraud-plus/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/hoax-plus/build-runtime.rkt b/hoax-plus/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/hoax-plus/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/hoax-plus/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/iniquity-plus/build-runtime.rkt b/iniquity-plus/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/iniquity-plus/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/iniquity-plus/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/knock-plus/build-runtime.rkt b/knock-plus/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/knock-plus/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/knock-plus/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path