diff --git a/external/scons-plus-plus/SConscript b/external/scons-plus-plus/SConscript
index 7efb974..2faeb4f 100644
--- a/external/scons-plus-plus/SConscript
+++ b/external/scons-plus-plus/SConscript
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ def _main() -> Environment:
     spp_repository = config.get('SPP_REPOSITORY', _SPP_DEFAULT_REPOSITORY)
     spp_branch = config.get('SPP_BRANCH', _SPP_DEFAULT_BRANCH)
 
-    print(f'Using SCons++ root at: {spp_root}')
+    _printinfo(f'Using SCons++ root at: {spp_root}')
 
     if not spp_root.exists():
-        print('SCons++ does not yet exist, downloading it.')
+        _printinfo('SCons++ does not yet exist, downloading it.')
         _install_spp()
-    
+
     spp_script = spp_root / 'SConscript'
     if not spp_script.exists():
         _printerr(f'SCons++ main script not found at {spp_script}!')
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def _get_default_spp_root() -> Path:
     elif os.name == 'nt':
         # just use LocalAppData, which should always be set on Windows
         return Path(os.environ['LocalAppData'], _SPP_FOLDER_NAME)
-    print(f'Could not detect SCons++ root directory, falling back to ./{_SPP_FOLDER_NAME}.')
+    _printinfo(f'Could not detect SCons++ root directory, falling back to ./{_SPP_FOLDER_NAME}.')
     return Path(_SPP_FOLDER_NAME)
 
 def _install_spp() -> None:
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ def _install_spp() -> None:
 def _exec_checked(args: Sequence[str], **kwargs) -> None:
     subprocess.run(args, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True, **kwargs)
 
+if not GetOption('silent'):
+    _printinfo = print
+else:
+    def _printinfo(*args): ...
 def _printerr(*args) -> None:
     print(*args, file=sys.stderr)