diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 5d0061159..db82c864f 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -435,12 +435,15 @@ elif preconfigured:
 
 #### Custom Configure Checks ###
 
-def prioritize_paths(context):    
+def prioritize_paths(context,silent=True):    
     env = context.env
     prefs = env['LINK_PRIORITY'].split(',')
-    context.Message( 'Sorting lib and inc compiler paths by priority... %s' % ','.join(prefs) )
+    if not silent:
+        context.Message( 'Sorting lib and inc compiler paths by priority... %s' % ','.join(prefs) )
     env['LIBPATH'] = sort_paths(env['LIBPATH'],prefs)
     env['CPPPATH'] = sort_paths(env['CPPPATH'],prefs)
+    if silent:
+        context.did_show_result=1
     ret = context.Result( True )
     return ret
 
@@ -842,7 +845,7 @@ if not preconfigured:
 
     # if requested, sort LIBPATH and CPPPATH before running CheckLibWithHeader tests
     if env['PRIORITIZE_LINKING']:
-        conf.prioritize_paths()    
+        conf.prioritize_paths(silent=False)    
     
     for libinfo in LIBSHEADERS:
         if not conf.CheckLibWithHeader(libinfo[0], libinfo[1], libinfo[3]):