diff --git a/tools/buildman/control.py b/tools/buildman/control.py
index c55a65d0c30b297b6097021909f363662a75c41b..3b41d7b26a0e1db6cfe1afb21a5c4165dbdd5afb 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/control.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/control.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def DoBuildman(options, args, toolchains=None, make_func=None, boards=None,
             os.makedirs(options.output_dir)
         board_file = os.path.join(options.output_dir, 'boards.cfg')
         genboardscfg = os.path.join(options.git, 'tools/genboardscfg.py')
-        status = subprocess.call([genboardscfg, '-o', board_file])
+        status = subprocess.call([genboardscfg, '-q', '-o', board_file])
         if status != 0:
             sys.exit("Failed to generate boards.cfg")