diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a7aca72..6f1a063 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ SRC = x.c  \
 	  notification.c
 OBJ = ${SRC:.c=.o}
 
+V ?= 0
+ifeq (${V}, 0)
+.SILENT:
+endif
+
 all: doc options dunst service dunstify
 
 options:
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ options:
 
 .c.o:
 	@echo CC -c $<
-	@${CC} -c $< ${CFLAGS}
+	${CC} -c $< ${CFLAGS}
 
 ${OBJ}: config.h config.mk
 
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ config.h:
 	@cp config.def.h $@
 
 dunst: ${OBJ}
-	@echo CC -o $@
+	@echo "${CC} ${CFLAGS} -o $@ ${OBJ} ${LDFLAGS}"
 	@${CC} ${CFLAGS} -o $@ ${OBJ} ${LDFLAGS}
 
 dunstify:
@@ -45,12 +50,12 @@ debug: ${OBJ}
 
 clean:
 	@echo cleaning
-	@rm -f ${OBJ}
-	@rm -f dunst
-	@rm -f dunst.1
-	@rm -f org.knopwob.dunst.service
-	@rm -f core
-	@rm -f dunstify
+	rm -f ${OBJ}
+	rm -f dunst
+	rm -f dunst.1
+	rm -f org.knopwob.dunst.service
+	rm -f core
+	rm -f dunstify
 
 doc: dunst.1
 dunst.1: README.pod
@@ -61,23 +66,23 @@ service:
 
 install: all
 	@echo installing executables to ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@cp -f dunst ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dunst
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	cp -f dunst ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dunst
 	@echo installing manual pages to ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	@cp -f dunst.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/
-	@chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunst.1
-	@mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dunst"
-	@ cp -f dunstrc ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dunst
-	@mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dbus-1/services/"
-	@cp -vf org.knopwob.dunst.service "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dbus-1/services/org.knopwob.dunst.service"
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
+	cp -f dunst.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/
+	chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunst.1
+	mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dunst"
+	 cp -f dunstrc ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dunst
+	mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dbus-1/services/"
+	cp -vf org.knopwob.dunst.service "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dbus-1/services/org.knopwob.dunst.service"
 
 uninstall:
 	@echo removing executables from ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dunst
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dunst
 	@echo removing manual page from ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunst
-	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dbus-1/service/org.knopwob.dunst.service
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunst
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/dbus-1/service/org.knopwob.dunst.service
 
 .PHONY: all options clean dist install uninstall