diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index c739edf604150e0711d2a427f124a98eb0c1339a..4da6dc8f6e2f0b38114e1021878bdcda7eac86d7 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ test-wrap-argv:
 	$(PERL) $(top_srcdir)/tests/test-wrap-argv.pl --check $$files
 
 group-qemu-caps:
-	$(PERL) $(top_srcdir)/tests/group-qemu-caps.pl --check $(top_srcdir)/
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(top_srcdir)/tests/group-qemu-caps.pl --check $(top_srcdir)/
 
 # sc_po_check can fail if generated files are not built first
 sc_po_check: \