diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 0592f16c2e..efa2251c24 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 if [ -x "`which autoreconf 2>/dev/null`" ] ; then
-  exec autoreconf -ivf
+  opt="-if"
+
+  for i in $@; do
+    case "$i" in
+      -v)
+        opt=$opt"v"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+
+  exec autoreconf $opt
 fi
 
 set -e
diff --git a/changes/4664 b/changes/4664
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb81da925e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/4664
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor features (build):
+    - Do not report status verbosely from autogen.sh unless the -v flag
+      is specified. Fixes issue 4664. Patch from Onizuka.
+