diff --git a/configure/RULES.Db b/configure/RULES.Db
index f4c8123cf..ebced14d0 100644
--- a/configure/RULES.Db
+++ b/configure/RULES.Db
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ MAKEDBDEPENDS = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeDbDepends.pl
 
 ifndef T_A
 
+ECHO := $(if $(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),\#,@echo)
 COMMON_DIR = .
 INSTALL_DBDS =
 INSTALL_DBS =