diff --git a/test/include.am b/test/include.am
index d4b72e87..4c97ea85 100644
--- a/test/include.am
+++ b/test/include.am
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ test/regress.gen.c test/regress.gen.h: test/rpcgen-attempted
 test/rpcgen-attempted: test/regress.rpc event_rpcgen.py test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh
 	$(AM_V_GEN)date -u > $@
 	$(AM_V_at)if $(srcdir)/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh $(srcdir)/test; then \
-	   echo "rpcgen okay"; \
+	   true; \
 	else \
 	   echo "No Python installed; stubbing out RPC test." >&2; \
 	   echo " "> regress.gen.c; \
diff --git a/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh b/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh
index a60331c9..dfc12448 100755
--- a/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh
+++ b/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 # working Python a requirement for make distcheck of a git tree.
 
 exit_updated() {
-    echo "Updated ${srcdir}\regress.gen.c and ${srcdir}\regress.gen.h"
+#    echo "Updated ${srcdir}/regress.gen.c and ${srcdir}/regress.gen.h"
     exit 0
 }
 
 exit_reuse() {
-    echo "event_rpcgen.py failed, ${srcdir}\regress.gen.\[ch\] will be reused." >&2
+    echo "event_rpcgen.py failed, ${srcdir}/regress.gen.\[ch\] will be reused." >&2
     exit 0
 }
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ exit_failed() {
 
 srcdir=$1
 srcdir=${srcdir:-.}
-${srcdir}/../event_rpcgen.py ${srcdir}/regress.rpc
+${srcdir}/../event_rpcgen.py --quiet ${srcdir}/regress.rpc
 case "$?" in
  0)
     exit_updated