diff --git a/tools/makedep.c b/tools/makedep.c
index 2c5c5032989..67ff3b9e66d 100644
--- a/tools/makedep.c
+++ b/tools/makedep.c
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ static void output_source_sfd( struct makefile *make, struct incl_file *source,
             strarray_add( &make->all_targets, xstrdup( font ));
             output( "%s: %s %s\n", obj_dir_path( make, font ),
                     tools_path( make, "sfnt2fon" ), ttf_file );
-            output( "\t%s -o $@ %s %s\n", tools_path( make, "sfnt2fon" ), ttf_file, args );
+            output( "\t%s -q -o $@ %s %s\n", tools_path( make, "sfnt2fon" ), ttf_file, args );
             add_install_rule( make, source->name, xstrdup(font), strmake( "d$(fontdir)/%s", font ));
         }
     }