diff --git a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
index 8569089f701..e5f84d417bf 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ fn run(&self, cmd: &mut Command) {
             return;
         }
         self.verbose(&format!("running: {:?}", cmd));
-        run(cmd)
+        run(cmd, self.is_verbose())
     }
 
     /// Runs a command, printing out nice contextual information if it fails.
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ fn try_run(&self, cmd: &mut Command) -> bool {
             return true;
         }
         self.verbose(&format!("running: {:?}", cmd));
-        try_run(cmd)
+        try_run(cmd, self.is_verbose())
     }
 
     /// Runs a command, printing out nice contextual information if it fails.
diff --git a/src/build_helper/lib.rs b/src/build_helper/lib.rs
index 28e95d81bb7..24aded54731 100644
--- a/src/build_helper/lib.rs
+++ b/src/build_helper/lib.rs
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@ pub fn restore_library_path() {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn run(cmd: &mut Command) {
-    if !try_run(cmd) {
+pub fn run(cmd: &mut Command, print_cmd_on_fail: bool) {
+    if !try_run(cmd, print_cmd_on_fail) {
         std::process::exit(1);
     }
 }
 
-pub fn try_run(cmd: &mut Command) -> bool {
+pub fn try_run(cmd: &mut Command, print_cmd_on_fail: bool) -> bool {
     let status = match cmd.status() {
         Ok(status) => status,
         Err(e) => fail(&format!("failed to execute command: {:?}\nerror: {}", cmd, e)),
     };
-    if !status.success() {
+    if !status.success() && print_cmd_on_fail {
         println!(
             "\n\ncommand did not execute successfully: {:?}\n\
              expected success, got: {}\n\n",