diff --git a/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-versioning.cmake b/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-versioning.cmake
index 90cbc2585..afbe321e3 100644
--- a/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-versioning.cmake
+++ b/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-versioning.cmake
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ endfunction()
 function(configure_embedded_version)
   if(NOT ${NS3_ENABLE_BUILD_VERSION})
     add_custom_target(
-      check-version COMMAND echo Reconfigure ns-3 with
-                            NS3_ENABLE_BUILD_VERSION=ON
+      check-version COMMAND echo Build version feature disabled. Reconfigure
+                            ns-3 with NS3_ENABLE_BUILD_VERSION=ON
     )
     return()
   endif()
diff --git a/ns3 b/ns3
index 67dbaa5af..d8d1409c7 100755
--- a/ns3
+++ b/ns3
@@ -931,6 +931,10 @@ def build_step(args,
                     target = "sphinx"
                     args.build.append("doxygen")
 
+                if target == "check-version":
+                    global run_verbose
+                    run_verbose = False  # Do not print the equivalent cmake command
+
             cmake_build(current_cmake_cache_folder,
                         jobs=args.jobs,
                         target=target,