diff --git a/doc/progs/run b/doc/progs/run
index 3489a882a97..29f1f81528f 100755
--- a/doc/progs/run
+++ b/doc/progs/run
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-eval $(gomake -f ../../src/Make.inc go-env)
+eval $(gomake --no-print-directory -f ../../src/Make.inc go-env)
 
 if [ -z "$O" ]; then
 	echo 'missing $O - maybe no Make.$GOARCH?' 1>&2
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/mkbuiltin b/src/cmd/gc/mkbuiltin
index 754844e1f6c..4dfff1caa54 100755
--- a/src/cmd/gc/mkbuiltin
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/mkbuiltin
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-eval $(gomake -f ../../Make.inc go-env)
+eval $(gomake --no-print-directory -f ../../Make.inc go-env)
 if [ -z "$GC" ]; then
 	echo 'missing $GC - gomake failed?' 1>&2
 	exit 1
diff --git a/src/make.bash b/src/make.bash
index 2bfc0485305..0d0dae61f55 100755
--- a/src/make.bash
+++ b/src/make.bash
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ done
 # Implemented as a function so that all.bash can repeat the output
 # after run.bash finishes running all the tests.
 installed() {
-	eval $(gomake -f Make.inc go-env)
+	eval $(gomake --no-print-directory -f Make.inc go-env)
 	echo
 	echo ---
 	echo Installed Go for $GOOS/$GOARCH in "$GOROOT".