diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 909bddb650..562ed1616d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10436,6 +10436,10 @@ if test -n "$WITH_MAX_ECC_BITS"; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if test "$silent" != "yes"; then
+
 echo "---"
 echo "Note: Make sure your application includes \"wolfssl/options.h\" before any other wolfSSL headers."
 echo "      You can define \"WOLFSSL_USE_OPTIONS_H\" in your application to include this automatically."
+
+fi