diff --git a/evildoer/build-runtime.rkt b/evildoer/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/evildoer/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/evildoer/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/extort/build-runtime.rkt b/extort/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/extort/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/extort/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/fraud/build-runtime.rkt b/fraud/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/fraud/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/fraud/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/hoax/build-runtime.rkt b/hoax/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/hoax/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/hoax/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/hustle/build-runtime.rkt b/hustle/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/hustle/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/hustle/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/iniquity/build-runtime.rkt b/iniquity/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/iniquity/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/iniquity/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/jig/build-runtime.rkt b/jig/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/jig/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/jig/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/knock/build-runtime.rkt b/knock/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/knock/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/knock/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path
diff --git a/loot/build-runtime.rkt b/loot/build-runtime.rkt
index 7278350..6699852 100644
--- a/loot/build-runtime.rkt
+++ b/loot/build-runtime.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (unless (system (string-append "make -C '"
                                (path->string (normalize-path here))
-                               "' -s runtime.o"))
+                               "' --no-print-directory -s runtime.o"))
   (error 'build-runtime "could not build runtime"))
 
 (define runtime-path