diff --git a/package/pkg-download.mk b/package/pkg-download.mk
index ba72fc1..9c782fe 100644
--- a/package/pkg-download.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-download.mk
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD_GIT
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(DL_WRAPPER) -b git \
 		-o $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) \
 		-H $(PKGDIR)/$($(PKG)_RAWNAME).hash \
+		$(QUIET) \
 		-- \
 		$($(PKG)_SITE) \
 		$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION) \
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD_BZR
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(DL_WRAPPER) -b bzr \
 		-o $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) \
 		-H $(PKGDIR)/$($(PKG)_RAWNAME).hash \
+		$(QUIET) \
 		-- \
 		$($(PKG)_SITE) \
 		$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION) \
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD_CVS
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(DL_WRAPPER) -b cvs \
 		-o $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) \
 		-H $(PKGDIR)/$($(PKG)_RAWNAME).hash \
+		$(QUIET) \
 		-- \
 		$(call stripurischeme,$(call qstrip,$($(PKG)_SITE))) \
 		$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION) \
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD_SVN
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(DL_WRAPPER) -b svn \
 		-o $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) \
 		-H $(PKGDIR)/$($(PKG)_RAWNAME).hash \
+		$(QUIET) \
 		-- \
 		$($(PKG)_SITE) \
 		$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION) \
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD_SCP
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(DL_WRAPPER) -b scp \
 		-o $(DL_DIR)/$(2) \
 		-H $(PKGDIR)/$($(PKG)_RAWNAME).hash \
+		$(QUIET) \
 		-- \
 		'$(call stripurischeme,$(call qstrip,$(1)))'
 endef
@@ -185,6 +190,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD_HG
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(DL_WRAPPER) -b hg \
 		-o $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) \
 		-H $(PKGDIR)/$($(PKG)_RAWNAME).hash \
+		$(QUIET) \
 		-- \
 		$($(PKG)_SITE) \
 		$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION) \
@@ -206,6 +212,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD_WGET
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(DL_WRAPPER) -b wget \
 		-o $(DL_DIR)/$(2) \
 		-H $(PKGDIR)/$($(PKG)_RAWNAME).hash \
+		$(QUIET) \
 		-- \
 		'$(call qstrip,$(1))'
 endef
@@ -222,6 +229,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD_LOCALFILES
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(DL_WRAPPER) -b cp \
 		-o $(DL_DIR)/$(2) \
 		-H $(PKGDIR)/$($(PKG)_RAWNAME).hash \
+		$(QUIET) \
 		-- \
 		$(call stripurischeme,$(call qstrip,$(1)))
 endef
diff --git a/support/download/check-hash b/support/download/check-hash
index b59fd2a..82f2e65 100755
--- a/support/download/check-hash
+++ b/support/download/check-hash
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 set -e
 
 # Helper to check a file matches its known hash
-# Call it with:
+#
+# Optional arguments:
+#   "-q": quiet flag
+# Required arguments:
 #   $1: the path of the file containing all the the expected hashes
 #   $2: the full path to the temporary file that was downloaded, and
 #       that is to be checked
@@ -10,6 +13,19 @@ set -e
 #       saved as, to be able to match it to the corresponding hashes
 #       in the .hash file
 
+quiet=
+while getopts "q" opt; do
+    case $opt in
+	q)
+	    quiet=-q
+	    ;;
+	\?)
+	    exit 1
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
 h_file="${1}"
 file="${2}"
 base="${3}"
@@ -43,7 +59,9 @@ check_one_hash() {
     # Do the hashes match?
     _hash=$( ${_h}sum "${_file}" |cut -d ' ' -f 1 )
     if [ "${_hash}" = "${_known}" ]; then
-        printf "%s: OK (%s: %s)\n" "${base}" "${_h}" "${_hash}"
+	if [ -z "${quiet}" ]; then
+            printf "%s: OK (%s: %s)\n" "${base}" "${_h}" "${_hash}"
+	fi
         return 0
     fi
 
diff --git a/support/download/dl-wrapper b/support/download/dl-wrapper
index cced8f6..337fc48 100755
--- a/support/download/dl-wrapper
+++ b/support/download/dl-wrapper
@@ -21,15 +21,16 @@ set -e
 
 main() {
     local OPT OPTARG
-    local backend output hfile
+    local backend output hfile quiet
 
     # Parse our options; anything after '--' is for the backend
-    while getopts :hb:o:H: OPT; do
+    while getopts :hb:o:H:q OPT; do
         case "${OPT}" in
         h)  help; exit 0;;
         b)  backend="${OPTARG}";;
         o)  output="${OPTARG}";;
         H)  hfile="${OPTARG}";;
+        q)  quiet="-q";;
         :)  error "option '%s' expects a mandatory argument\n" "${OPTARG}";;
         \?) error "unknown option '%s'\n" "${OPTARG}";;
         esac
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ main() {
 
     # If the output file already exists, do not download it again
     if [ -e "${output}" ]; then
-        if support/download/check-hash "${hfile}" "${output}" "${output##*/}"; then
+        if support/download/check-hash ${quiet} "${hfile}" "${output}" "${output##*/}"; then
             exit 0
         fi
         rm -f "${output}"
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ main() {
 
     # Check if the downloaded file is sane, and matches the stored hashes
     # for that file
-    if ! support/download/check-hash "${hfile}" "${tmpf}" "${output##*/}"; then
+    if ! support/download/check-hash ${quiet} "${hfile}" "${tmpf}" "${output##*/}"; then
         rm -rf "${tmpd}"
         exit 1
     fi
