diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 300b134329..cffe1ecf1d 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endif
 # Check if tools are available to build documentation.
 build_docs = false
 if sphinx_build.found()
-  SPHINX_ARGS = ['env', 'CONFDIR=' + qemu_confdir, sphinx_build]
+  SPHINX_ARGS = ['env', 'CONFDIR=' + qemu_confdir, sphinx_build, '-q']
   # If we're making warnings fatal, apply this to Sphinx runs as well
   if get_option('werror')
     SPHINX_ARGS += [ '-W' ]