diff --git a/app/core/Makefile.am b/app/core/Makefile.am
index 3b028cfbe9..70dbbaf499 100644
--- a/app/core/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/core/Makefile.am
@@ -442,13 +442,12 @@ gen_sources = xgen-gmh xgen-gmc xgen-cec
 CLEANFILES = $(gen_sources)
 
 gimpmarshal.h: $(srcdir)/gimpmarshal.list
-	$(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=gimp_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpmarshal.list --header >> xgen-gmh \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=gimp_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpmarshal.list --header >> xgen-gmh \
 	&& (cmp -s xgen-gmh $(@F) || cp xgen-gmh $(@F)) \
 	&& rm -f xgen-gmh xgen-gmh~
 
 gimpmarshal.c: gimpmarshal.h
-	echo "#include \"gimpmarshal.h\"" >> xgen-gmc \
-	&& $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=gimp_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpmarshal.list --body >> xgen-gmc \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=gimp_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpmarshal.list --header --body >> xgen-gmc \
 	&& cp xgen-gmc $(@F) \
 	&& rm -f xgen-gmc xgen-gmc~
 
diff --git a/libgimp/Makefile.am b/libgimp/Makefile.am
index cc31d3a429..6fd9c9b3b5 100644
--- a/libgimp/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimp/Makefile.am
@@ -459,12 +459,11 @@ gimpenums.c: $(srcdir)/gimpenums.h $(srcdir)/gimpenums.c.tail $(GIMP_MKENUMS) Ma
 	&& rm -f xgen-cec
 
 gimpuimarshal.h: $(srcdir)/gimpuimarshal.list
-	$(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=_gimpui_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpuimarshal.list --header >> xgen-umh \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=_gimpui_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpuimarshal.list --header >> xgen-umh \
 	&& (cmp -s xgen-umh $(@F) || cp xgen-umh $(@F)) \
 	&& rm -f xgen-umh xgen-umh~
 
 gimpuimarshal.c: gimpuimarshal.h
-	echo "#include \"gimpuimarshal.h\"" >> xgen-umc \
-	&& $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=_gimpui_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpuimarshal.list --body >> xgen-umc \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=_gimpui_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpuimarshal.list --header --body >> xgen-umc \
 	&& cp xgen-umc $(@F) \
 	&& rm -f xgen-umc xgen-umc~
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/Makefile.am b/libgimpwidgets/Makefile.am
index 8d8d29c8c2..c63ec77f22 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/Makefile.am
@@ -337,8 +337,7 @@ gimpwidgetsmarshal.h: $(srcdir)/gimpwidgetsmarshal.list
 	&& rm -f xgen-wmh xgen-wmh~
 
 gimpwidgetsmarshal.c: gimpwidgetsmarshal.h
-	$(AM_V_GEN) echo "#include \"gimpwidgetsmarshal.h\"" >> xgen-wmc \
-	&& $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=_gimp_widgets_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpwidgetsmarshal.list --body >> xgen-wmc \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(AM_V_GEN) $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=_gimp_widgets_marshal $(srcdir)/gimpwidgetsmarshal.list --header --body >> xgen-wmc \
 	&& cp xgen-wmc $(@F) \
 	&& rm -f xgen-wmc xgen-wmc~