diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index ed00909cb..6c2327388 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ $(TIERS) binaries:: CLOBBER $(configure_dir)/configure config.status $(BUILD_BAC
 # try and make this not have to happen, we actually want dist/bin to be
 # completely removed regardless.
 default alldep all::
-	$(RM) -r $(DIST)/bin
+	@$(RM) -r $(DIST)/bin
 ifndef JS_STANDALONE
 ifdef COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT
 $(TIERS) binaries:: $(topsrcdir)/js/src/configure js/src/config.status