diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f4900a..979f26e 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-find_package(nng)
+find_package(nng QUIET)
 
 if(NOT nng)
     message("-- Using nng from external/nng")
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if(NOT nng)
     add_subdirectory(nng)
 endif()
 
-find_package(mesytec-mvlc)
+find_package(mesytec-mvlc QUIET)
 
 if (NOT mesytec-mvlc)
     message("-- Using mesytec-mvlc from external/mesytec-mvlc")