diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6c554b2751754c364a05e7cad9ad4634c68da0a4..6c3ca5b55b668d803065baccb0727a23ea64344d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Makefile originally taken from coq-club
 
-%: Makefile.coq
-	+make -f Makefile.coq $@
+%: Makefile.coq phony
+	+@make -f Makefile.coq $@
 
 all: Makefile.coq
-	+make -f Makefile.coq all
+	+@make -f Makefile.coq all
 
 clean: Makefile.coq
-	+make -f Makefile.coq clean
+	+@make -f Makefile.coq clean
 	rm -f Makefile.coq
 
 Makefile.coq: _CoqProject Makefile
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ _CoqProject: ;
 
 Makefile: ;
 
-.PHONY: all clean
+phony: ;
+
+.PHONY: all clean phony