diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index a363f77e37..f9e46ce20a 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -602,10 +602,13 @@ $(srcdir)/Modules/_blake2/blake2s_impl.c: $(srcdir)/Modules/_blake2/blake2b_impl
 # -s, --silent or --quiet is always the first char.
 # Under BSD make, MAKEFLAGS might be " -s -v x=y".
 sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt Modules/_math.o
-	@case "$$MAKEFLAGS" in \
+	@case "`echo X $$MAKEFLAGS | sed 's/^X //;s/ -- .*//'`" in \
 	    *\ -s*|s*) quiet="-q";; \
 	    *) quiet="";; \
 	esac; \
+	echo $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' \
+		_TCLTK_INCLUDES='$(TCLTK_INCLUDES)' _TCLTK_LIBS='$(TCLTK_LIBS)' \
+		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) $(srcdir)/setup.py $$quiet build; \
 	$(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' \
 		_TCLTK_INCLUDES='$(TCLTK_INCLUDES)' _TCLTK_LIBS='$(TCLTK_LIBS)' \
 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) $(srcdir)/setup.py $$quiet build