diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
index 60a4d50214..6e7dfc2f83 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
@@ -880,8 +880,9 @@ fn (mut v Builder) build_thirdparty_obj_file(path string, moduleflags []cflag.CF
 		os.cp(obj_path, opath) or { panic(err) }
 		return
 	}
-	println(rebuild_reason_message)
-	//
+	if v.pref.is_verbose {
+		println(rebuild_reason_message)
+	}
 	// prepare for tcc, it needs relative paths to thirdparty/tcc to work:
 	current_folder := os.getwd()
 	os.chdir(os.dir(pref.vexe_path())) or {}