diff --git a/docs/course_authors/Makefile b/docs/course_authors/Makefile
index a9054b9932..0321201267 100644
--- a/docs/course_authors/Makefile
+++ b/docs/course_authors/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif
 # Internal variables.
 PAPEROPT_a4     = -D latex_paper_size=a4
 PAPEROPT_letter = -D latex_paper_size=letter
-ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees -c source $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
+ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -q -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees -c source $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
 # the i18n builder cannot share the environment and doctrees with the others
 I18NSPHINXOPTS  = $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
 
diff --git a/docs/data/Makefile b/docs/data/Makefile
index fd08639327..281415b978 100644
--- a/docs/data/Makefile
+++ b/docs/data/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BUILDDIR      = build
 # Internal variables.
 PAPEROPT_a4     = -D latex_paper_size=a4
 PAPEROPT_letter = -D latex_paper_size=letter
-ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees -c source $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
+ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -q -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees -c source $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
 # the i18n builder cannot share the environment and doctrees with the others
 I18NSPHINXOPTS  = $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
 
diff --git a/docs/developers/Makefile b/docs/developers/Makefile
index 168add14d6..868fc4a95b 100644
--- a/docs/developers/Makefile
+++ b/docs/developers/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BUILDDIR      = build
 # Internal variables.
 PAPEROPT_a4     = -D latex_paper_size=a4
 PAPEROPT_letter = -D latex_paper_size=letter
-ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees -c source $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
+ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -q -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees -c source $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
 # the i18n builder cannot share the environment and doctrees with the others
 I18NSPHINXOPTS  = $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source