diff --git a/ext/cog/Makefile.am b/ext/cog/Makefile.am
index dc9f579c18..035a44e5a9 100644
--- a/ext/cog/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/cog/Makefile.am
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ CLEANFILES = cogorc.c cogorc.h
 EXTRA_DIST=cog.orc
 
 cogorc.c: $(srcdir)/cog.orc
-	$(ORCC) --implementation -o cogorc.c $(srcdir)/cog.orc
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(ORCC) --implementation -o cogorc.c $(srcdir)/cog.orc
 
 cogorc.h: $(srcdir)/cog.orc
-	$(ORCC) --header -o cogorc.h $(srcdir)/cog.orc
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(ORCC) --header -o cogorc.h $(srcdir)/cog.orc
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
index 3acb3f8e99..38cd20bb71 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
+++ b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ pcverfiles_uninstalled = \
 
 all-local: $(pcverfiles) $(pcverfiles_uninstalled)
 
+cp_verbose = $(cp_verbose_$(V))
+cp_verbose_ = $(cp_verbose_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+cp_verbose_0 = @echo "  CP     $@";
+
 ### how to generate versioned .pc files from .pc files in this dir
 %-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.pc: %.pc
-	cp $< $@
+	$(cp_verbose_0)cp $< $@
 %-@GST_MAJORMINOR@-uninstalled.pc: %-uninstalled.pc
-	cp $< $@
+	$(cp_verbose_0)cp $< $@
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = $(pcverfiles)
diff --git a/tests/icles/Makefile.am b/tests/icles/Makefile.am
index 39991b1421..e2e9eb0b94 100644
--- a/tests/icles/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/icles/Makefile.am
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if USE_COG
 CLEANFILES = cog-test.c
 
 cog-test.c: $(srcdir)/../../ext/cog/cog.orc
-	$(ORCC) --test -o cog-test.c $(srcdir)/../../ext/cog/cog.orc
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(ORCC) --test -o cog-test.c $(srcdir)/../../ext/cog/cog.orc
 
 nodist_cog_test_SOURCES = cog-test.c
 cog_test_CFLAGS = $(COG_CFLAGS)