--- a/sysdeps/x86/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/readelflib.c
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@
 	break;
       /* Fall through.  */
     default:
-      error (0, 0, _("%s is for unknown machine %d.\n"),
-	     file_name, elf_header->e_machine);
+      if (opt_verbose)
+	{
+	  error (0, 0, _("%s is for unknown machine %d.\n"),
+		file_name, elf_header->e_machine);
+	}
       return 1;
     }