diff --git a/macros b/macros
index 67fee38..01bfef1 100644
--- a/macros
+++ b/macros
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #
 %_configure_gnuconfig_hack	1
 %_configure_libtool_hardening_hack	1
+%_configure_disable_silent_rules 0
 %configure \
   CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-%optflags}" ; export CFLAGS ; \
   CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS:-%optflags}" ; export CXXFLAGS ; \
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
   %{_configure} --build=%{_build} --host=%{_host} \\\
 	--program-prefix=%{?_program_prefix} \\\
 	--disable-dependency-tracking \\\
+	%{?_configure_disable_silent_rules:--disable-silent-rules} \\\
 	--prefix=%{_prefix} \\\
 	--exec-prefix=%{_exec_prefix} \\\
 	--bindir=%{_bindir} \\\
diff --git a/redhat-rpm-config.spec b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
index 458038e..2636b40 100644
--- a/redhat-rpm-config.spec
+++ b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Summary: Red Hat specific rpm configuration files
 Name: redhat-rpm-config
-Version: 45
+Version: 46
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 # No version specified.
 License: GPL+
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ install -p -m 755 -t %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir} kmod.prov
 %{_rpmconfigdir}/macros.d/macros.kmp
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 03 2016 Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@math.uh.edu> - 46-1
+- Allow %%configure to optionally pass --disable-silent-rules.  Define
+  %%_configure_disable_silent_rules (defaulting to 0) to control this.
+
 * Wed Sep 14 2016 Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@math.uh.edu> - 45-1
 - Add dependency on qt5-srpm-macros.
 
diff --git a/rpmlint.cf b/rpmlint.cf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..557f414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpmlint.cf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+addFilter("no-%build-section")