diff --git a/recipes/hdf5/build.sh b/recipes/hdf5/build.sh
index b443db2a3a19f..911a77761a2df 100644
--- a/recipes/hdf5/build.sh
+++ b/recipes/hdf5/build.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX \
     --enable-linux-lfs --with-zlib \
-    --with-pthread=yes  --enable-cxx --with-default-plugindir=$PREFIX/lib/hdf5/plugin
+    --with-pthread=yes  --enable-cxx --with-default-plugindir=$PREFIX/lib/hdf5/plugin \
+    --disable-silent-rules  # To make Travis happy with the level of activity.
 
 make
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