diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index 9ac741db9..c9bb9b48c 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ public:
   cmFileLockPool& GetFileLockPool() { return FileLockPool; }
 #endif
 
+  std::string MakeSilentFlag;
   bool WindowsShell;
   bool WindowsVSIDE;
   bool WatcomWMake;
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 799c9fbfc..9f0698d16 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator::cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator()
   this->DefineWindowsNULL = true;
   this->PassMakeflags = true;
   this->UnixCD = false;
+  this->MakeSilentFlag = "/nologo";
 }
 
 void cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
 {
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg
       = new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
-  lg->SetMakeSilentFlag("/nologo");
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 771ae24ab..b84a791dd 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator::cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator()
   this->DefineWindowsNULL = true;
   this->PassMakeflags = true;
   this->UnixCD = false;
+  this->MakeSilentFlag = "/nologo";
 }
 
 void cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
 {
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg =
       new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
-  lg->SetMakeSilentFlag("/nologo");
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
index 97bc253b7..6867a0b49 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator::cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator()
   this->IncludeDirective = "!include";
   this->DefineWindowsNULL = true;
   this->UnixCD = false;
+  this->MakeSilentFlag = "-h";
 }
 
 void cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
 {
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg
       = new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
-  lg->SetMakeSilentFlag("-h");
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index ebf3d4507..696b043b7 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -2140,10 +2140,12 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3
   cmd += this->Convert(makefile,NONE,SHELL);
   cmd += " ";
 
+  cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3* gg =
+    static_cast<cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3*>(this->GlobalGenerator);
   // Pass down verbosity level.
-  if(!this->GetMakeSilentFlag().empty())
+  if(!gg->MakeSilentFlag.empty())
     {
-    cmd += this->GetMakeSilentFlag();
+    cmd += gg->MakeSilentFlag;
     cmd += " ";
     }
 
@@ -2151,8 +2153,6 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3
   // sub-invoked makes via an environment variable.  However, some
   // makes do not support that, so you have to pass the flags
   // explicitly.
-  cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3* gg =
-    static_cast<cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3*>(this->GlobalGenerator);
   if(gg->PassMakeflags)
     {
     cmd += "-$(MAKEFLAGS) ";
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
index f70af1382..0b056fff3 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ public:
   // write the main variables used by the makefiles
   void WriteMakeVariables(std::ostream& makefileStream);
 
-  /**
-   * Set the flag used to keep the make program silent.
-   */
-  void SetMakeSilentFlag(const std::string& s) { this->MakeSilentFlag = s; }
-  std::string &GetMakeSilentFlag() { return this->MakeSilentFlag; }
-
   /**
    * Set max makefile variable size, default is 0 which means unlimited.
    */
@@ -268,7 +262,6 @@ private:
   //==========================================================================
   // Configuration settings.
   int MakefileVariableSize;
-  std::string MakeSilentFlag;
   std::string ConfigurationName;
   bool MakeCommandEscapeTargetTwice;
   bool BorlandMakeCurlyHack;