diff --git a/targettest/Makefile b/targettest/Makefile
index 56b5df446..edddca0f2 100644
--- a/targettest/Makefile
+++ b/targettest/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ else
   LD := $(if $(wildcard ../bin/ld65*),../bin/ld65,ld65)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SILENT),s)
+    QUIET = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef QUIET
+    .SILENT:
+    PQ = "QUIET=1"
+    PD = --no-print-directory
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(filter disk testcode.%,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
   ifdef CC65_HOME
     TARGET_PATH = $(CC65_HOME)/target
@@ -120,10 +130,12 @@ DISK_atarixl   = testcode.atr
 %: %.s
 
 .c.o:
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo targettest/$*.c)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -Ors --codesize 500 -T -g -t $(SYS) $<
 	$(AS) $(<:.c=.s)
 
 .s.o:
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo targettest/$*.s)
 	$(AS) $(ASFLAGS) -t $(SYS) $<
 
 .PRECIOUS: %.o
@@ -721,7 +733,7 @@ endif
 
 define SUBDIR_recipe
 
-@+$(MAKE) -C $(dir) --no-print-directory $@
+@+$(MAKE) -C $(dir) $(PD) $@ $(PQ)
 
 endef # SUBDIR_recipe
 
@@ -783,7 +795,7 @@ define TARGET_recipe
 
 @echo making targettest for: $(T)
 @$(MAKE) -j2 SYS:=$(T)
-@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory clean SYS:=$(T)
+@$(MAKE) $(PD) clean SYS:=$(T)
 
 endef # TARGET_recipe
 
diff --git a/targettest/accelerator/Makefile b/targettest/accelerator/Makefile
index 6e710d010..0a6a9bb02 100644
--- a/targettest/accelerator/Makefile
+++ b/targettest/accelerator/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ else
   LD := $(if $(wildcard ../../bin/ld65*),../../bin/ld65,ld65)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SILENT),s)
+    QUIET = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef QUIET
+    .SILENT:
+endif
+
 EXELIST_c64 = \
 	c64-scpu-test.prg \
 	c64dtv-test.prg \
@@ -64,27 +72,35 @@ else
 endif
 
 c64-scpu-test.prg: c64-c128-scpu-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t c64 c64-c128-scpu-test.c -o c64-scpu-test.prg
 
 c128-scpu-test.prg: c64-c128-scpu-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t c128 c64-c128-scpu-test.c -o c128-scpu-test.prg
 
 c64dtv-test.prg: c64dtv-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t c64 c64dtv-test.c -o c64dtv-test.prg
 
 c64-test.prg: c64-c128-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t c64 c64-c128-test.c -o c64-test.prg
 
 c128-test.prg: c64-c128-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t c128 c64-c128-test.c -o c128-test.prg
 
 chameleon-test.prg: chameleon-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t c64 chameleon-test.c -o chameleon-test.prg
 
 c65-test.prg: c65-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t c64 c65-test.c -o c65-test.prg
 
 turbomaster-test.prg: turbomaster-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t c64 turbomaster-test.c -o turbomaster-test.prg
 
 clean:
diff --git a/targettest/atari/Makefile b/targettest/atari/Makefile
index 0e376e9bc..ef8d1883c 100644
--- a/targettest/atari/Makefile
+++ b/targettest/atari/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ else
   LD := $(if $(wildcard ../../bin/ld65*),../../bin/ld65,ld65)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SILENT),s)
+    QUIET = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef QUIET
+    .SILENT:
+endif
+
 EXELIST_atari = \
         charmapping.xex \
         defdev.xex \
@@ -64,24 +72,33 @@ else
 endif
 
 charmapping.xex: charmapping.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t atari -o charmapping.xex charmapping.c
 defdev.xex: defdev.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t atari -o defdev.xex defdev.c
 displaylist.xex: displaylist.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t atari -o displaylist.xex displaylist.c
 mem.xex: mem.c ../getsp.s
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t atari -o mem.xex mem.c ../getsp.s
 multi.xex: multi-xex.s multi-xex.cfg
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t atari -C multi-xex.cfg multi-xex.s -o multi.xex
 ostype.xex: ostype.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t atari -o ostype.xex ostype.c
 scrcode.com: scrcode.s
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 #	ca65 -t atari -o scrcode.o scrcode.s
 #	ld65 -C atari-asm.cfg -o scrcode.com scrcode.o
 	$(CL) -t atari -C atari-asm.cfg -o scrcode.com scrcode.s
 sys.xex: sys.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t atari -o sys.xex sys.c
 sound.xex: sound.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t atari -o sound.xex sound.c
 clean:
 	@$(DEL) charmapping.xex 2>$(NULLDEV)
diff --git a/targettest/cbm/Makefile b/targettest/cbm/Makefile
index ebe00198f..96acf49a0 100644
--- a/targettest/cbm/Makefile
+++ b/targettest/cbm/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ else
   LD := $(if $(wildcard ../../bin/ld65*),../../bin/ld65,ld65)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SILENT),s)
+    QUIET = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef QUIET
+    .SILENT:
+endif
+
 EXELIST_c64 = \
         petscii.prg \
         cbmdir-test.prg \
@@ -73,12 +81,14 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(SYS),c64)
 petscii.prg: petscii.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t $(SYS) -O -o petscii.prg petscii.c
 else
 petscii.prg:
 endif
 
 cbmdir-test.prg: cbmdir-test.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 ifeq ($(SYS),vic20)
 	$(CL) -t $(SYS) -C vic20-32k.cfg -Oris -o $@ $<
 else
@@ -86,6 +96,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 cbmread.prg: cbmread.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 ifeq ($(SYS),vic20)
 	$(CL) -t $(SYS) -C vic20-32k.cfg -Oris -o $@ $<
 else
diff --git a/targettest/gamate/Makefile b/targettest/gamate/Makefile
index f03c2b064..3e3d1f9d8 100644
--- a/targettest/gamate/Makefile
+++ b/targettest/gamate/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ else
   LD := $(if $(wildcard ../../bin/ld65*),../../bin/ld65,ld65)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SILENT),s)
+    QUIET = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef QUIET
+    .SILENT:
+endif
+
 EXELIST_gamate = \
         audiotest.bin lcdtest.bin ctest.bin
 
@@ -56,10 +64,13 @@ else
 endif
 
 audiotest.bin: audiotest.s
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -l audiotest.lst -t gamate -o audiotest.bin audiotest.s
 lcdtest.bin: lcdtest.s
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -l lcdtest.lst -t gamate -o lcdtest.bin lcdtest.s
 ctest.bin: ctest.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -l ctest.lst -t gamate -o ctest.bin ctest.c
 
 clean:
diff --git a/targettest/pce/Makefile b/targettest/pce/Makefile
index 549720a40..2a0be84d5 100644
--- a/targettest/pce/Makefile
+++ b/targettest/pce/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ else
   LD := $(if $(wildcard ../../bin/ld65*),../../bin/ld65,ld65)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SILENT),s)
+    QUIET = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef QUIET
+    .SILENT:
+endif
+
 .PHONY: all clean test
 
 # Size of cartridge to generate.
@@ -71,8 +79,11 @@ else
 endif
 
 %.bin: %.c
+	$(if $(QUIET),echo $@)
 	$(CL) -t pce $< -Wl -D__CARTSIZE__=${CARTSIZE} -m $*.map -o $@
+ifndef QUIET
 	@echo "use 'make conio.pce' to produce a .pce file using dd"
+endif
 
 %.pce: %.bin
 	dd if=$< bs=8K skip=${COUNT} > $@