diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33a512f2..659ca647 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CFLAGS +=	-Wall -Iinclude -Iinclude/asm/gameboy -g -std=c99
 PREFIX =	/usr/local
 BINPREFIX =	${PREFIX}/bin
 MANPREFIX =	${PREFIX}/man
+Q =		@
 
 yacc_pre := \
 	src/asm/yaccprt1.y\
@@ -44,44 +45,44 @@ rgbfix_obj := \
 all: rgbasm rgblib rgblink rgbfix
 
 clean:
-	@rm -rf rgbasm $(rgbasm_obj)
-	@rm -rf rgblib $(rgblib_obj)
-	@rm -rf rgblink $(rgblink_obj)
-	@rm -rf rgbfix $(rgbfix_obj)
-	@rm -rf src/asm/asmy.c
+	${Q}rm -rf rgbasm $(rgbasm_obj)
+	${Q}rm -rf rgblib $(rgblib_obj)
+	${Q}rm -rf rgblink $(rgblink_obj)
+	${Q}rm -rf rgbfix $(rgbfix_obj)
+	${Q}rm -rf src/asm/asmy.c
 
 install: all
-	@install -s -m 555 rgbasm ${BINPREFIX}/rgbasm
-	@install -s -m 555 rgbfix ${BINPREFIX}/rgbfix
-	@install -s -m 555 rgblink ${BINPREFIX}/rgblink
-	@install -s -m 555 rgblib ${BINPREFIX}/rgblib
-	@install -m 444 src/rgbds.7 ${MANPREFIX}/man7/rgbds.7
-	@install -m 444 src/asm/rgbasm.1 \
+	${Q}install -s -m 555 rgbasm ${BINPREFIX}/rgbasm
+	${Q}install -s -m 555 rgbfix ${BINPREFIX}/rgbfix
+	${Q}install -s -m 555 rgblink ${BINPREFIX}/rgblink
+	${Q}install -s -m 555 rgblib ${BINPREFIX}/rgblib
+	${Q}install -m 444 src/rgbds.7 ${MANPREFIX}/man7/rgbds.7
+	${Q}install -m 444 src/asm/rgbasm.1 \
 		${MANPREFIX}/man1/rgbasm.1
-	@install -m 444 src/fix/rgbfix.1 \
+	${Q}install -m 444 src/fix/rgbfix.1 \
 		${MANPREFIX}/man1/rgbfix.1
-	@install -m 444 src/link/rgblink.1 \
+	${Q}install -m 444 src/link/rgblink.1 \
 		${MANPREFIX}/man1/rgblink.1
-	@install -m 444 src/lib/rgblib.1 \
+	${Q}install -m 444 src/lib/rgblib.1 \
 		${MANPREFIX}/man1/rgblib.1
 
 rgbasm: $(rgbasm_obj)
-	@${CC} $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(rgbasm_obj) -lm
+	${Q}${CC} $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(rgbasm_obj) -lm
 
 rgblib: $(rgblib_obj)
-	@${CC} $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(rgblib_obj)
+	${Q}${CC} $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(rgblib_obj)
 
 rgblink: $(rgblink_obj)
-	@${CC} $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(rgblink_obj)
+	${Q}${CC} $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(rgblink_obj)
 
 rgbfix: $(rgbfix_obj)
-	@${CC} $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(rgbfix_obj)
+	${Q}${CC} $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(rgbfix_obj)
 
 .c.o:
-	@${CC} $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+	${Q}${CC} $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
 src/asm/asmy.c: src/asm/asmy.y
-	@${YACC} -d -o $@ $<
+	${Q}${YACC} -d -o $@ $<
 
 src/asm/asmy.y: $(yacc_pre)
-	@cat $(yacc_pre) > $@
+	${Q}cat $(yacc_pre) > $@
diff --git a/README b/README
index a2a66df2..8b08fedd 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ to ${PREFIX}/bin.
 MANPREFIX: Location where the RGBDS man pages will be installed. Defaults
 to ${PREFIX}/man.
 
+Q: Whether to quiet the build or not. To make the build more verbose, clear
+this variable. Defaults to @.
+
 
   Installing RGBDS (Windows)
 ============================