--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     -6* | --64) build64=1; shift ;;
     --sysconfdir=*) echo "ignored option: --sysconfdir"; shift ;;
     --localstatedir=*) echo "ignored option: --localstatedir"; shift ;;
+    --quiet) quiet=1; shift ;;
     *) echo "unknown option: $1"; echo "$0 --help for help"; exit 1 ;;
     esac
 done