diff --git a/methods.py b/methods.py
index 6e4fecd67e..8fc7f87a41 100644
--- a/methods.py
+++ b/methods.py
@@ -1712,9 +1712,9 @@ def generate_vs_project(env, num_jobs):
         # to double quote off the directory. However, the path ends
         # in a backslash, so we need to remove this, lest it escape the
         # last double quote off, confusing MSBuild
-        env['MSVSBUILDCOM'] = build_commandline('scons --directory="$(ProjectDir.TrimEnd(\'\\\'))" platform=windows target=$(Configuration) tools=!tools! -j' + str(num_jobs))
-        env['MSVSREBUILDCOM'] = build_commandline('scons --directory="$(ProjectDir.TrimEnd(\'\\\'))" platform=windows target=$(Configuration) tools=!tools! vsproj=yes -j' + str(num_jobs))
-        env['MSVSCLEANCOM'] = build_commandline('scons --directory="$(ProjectDir.TrimEnd(\'\\\'))" --clean platform=windows target=$(Configuration) tools=!tools! -j' + str(num_jobs))
+        env['MSVSBUILDCOM'] = build_commandline('scons --directory="$(ProjectDir.TrimEnd(\'\\\'))" platform=windows progress=no target=$(Configuration) tools=!tools! -j' + str(num_jobs))
+        env['MSVSREBUILDCOM'] = build_commandline('scons --directory="$(ProjectDir.TrimEnd(\'\\\'))" platform=windows progress=no target=$(Configuration) tools=!tools! vsproj=yes -j' + str(num_jobs))
+        env['MSVSCLEANCOM'] = build_commandline('scons --directory="$(ProjectDir.TrimEnd(\'\\\'))" --clean platform=windows progress=no target=$(Configuration) tools=!tools! -j' + str(num_jobs))
 
         # This version information (Win32, x64, Debug, Release, Release_Debug seems to be
         # required for Visual Studio to understand that it needs to generate an NMAKE