diff --git a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
index c2e64ef51a746..c8ea3157dc92b 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ use std::os::unix::fs::symlink as symlink_file;
 use std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file;
 
 use build_helper::{
-    mtime, output, run_silent, run_suppressed, t, try_run_silent, try_run_suppressed,
+    mtime, output, run, run_suppressed, t, try_run, try_run_suppressed,
 };
 use filetime::FileTime;
 
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ impl Build {
     fn run(&self, cmd: &mut Command) {
         if self.config.dry_run { return; }
         self.verbose(&format!("running: {:?}", cmd));
-        run_silent(cmd)
+        run(cmd)
     }
 
     /// Runs a command, printing out nice contextual information if it fails.
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ impl Build {
     fn try_run(&self, cmd: &mut Command) -> bool {
         if self.config.dry_run { return true; }
         self.verbose(&format!("running: {:?}", cmd));
-        try_run_silent(cmd)
+        try_run(cmd)
     }
 
     /// Runs a command, printing out nice contextual information if it fails.
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/test.rs b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
index fec7f73f3b7e5..1f81efd16a7e4 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/test.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ impl Step for RustcGuide {
     fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) {
         let src = builder.src.join("src/doc/rustc-guide");
         let mut rustbook_cmd = builder.tool_cmd(Tool::Rustbook);
-        try_run_quiet(builder, rustbook_cmd.arg("linkcheck").arg(&src));
+        try_run(builder, rustbook_cmd.arg("linkcheck").arg(&src));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/build_helper/lib.rs b/src/build_helper/lib.rs
index c30307f3a1b28..a1aa18922b5c5 100644
--- a/src/build_helper/lib.rs
+++ b/src/build_helper/lib.rs
@@ -45,18 +45,19 @@ pub fn restore_library_path() {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn run(cmd: &mut Command) {
+/// Run the command, printing what we are running.
+pub fn run_verbose(cmd: &mut Command) {
     println!("running: {:?}", cmd);
-    run_silent(cmd);
+    run(cmd);
 }
 
-pub fn run_silent(cmd: &mut Command) {
-    if !try_run_silent(cmd) {
+pub fn run(cmd: &mut Command) {
+    if !try_run(cmd) {
         std::process::exit(1);
     }
 }
 
-pub fn try_run_silent(cmd: &mut Command) -> bool {
+pub fn try_run(cmd: &mut Command) -> bool {
     let status = match cmd.status() {
         Ok(status) => status,
         Err(e) => fail(&format!(