diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 83e02460f241f0229477fcc41c10313e668de00b..ed1e2382a35347db1ad697fce2e929d92485cbab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ bininstall: _all
 	fi
 
 $(SUBDIRS_INSTALL):
-	@DESTDIR="$(DESTDIR)" ASTSBINDIR="$(ASTSBINDIR)" $(MAKE) -C $(@:-install=) install
+	@DESTDIR="$(DESTDIR)" ASTSBINDIR="$(ASTSBINDIR)" $(MAKE) --quiet $(PRINT_DIR) -C $(@:-install=) install
 
 NEWMODS=$(notdir $(wildcard */*.so))
 OLDMODS=$(filter-out $(NEWMODS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR)/*.so)))
diff --git a/Makefile.moddir_rules b/Makefile.moddir_rules
index 4343599a4f2e56135277b7faee3f6e3ed4c94107..8db597cb41e997b66c854ecaa34debc9cdfe9c74 100644
--- a/Makefile.moddir_rules
+++ b/Makefile.moddir_rules
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ endif
 
 include $(ASTTOPDIR)/Makefile.rules
 
-#comma:=,	# not used
-
 # Both C++ and C++ sources need their module name in AST_MODULE
 # We also pass whatever _INCLUDE list is generated by menuselect
 # (they are stored in file 'makeopts')
@@ -99,7 +97,8 @@ clean::
 	rm -f modules.link
 
 install:: all
-	for x in $(LOADABLE_MODS:%=%.so); do $(INSTALL) -m 755 $$x $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR) ; done
+	@echo "Installing modules from `basename $(CURDIR)`..."
+	@for x in $(LOADABLE_MODS:%=%.so); do $(INSTALL) -m 755 $$x $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR) ; done
 
 uninstall::