--- x/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/readelflib.c	2012-03-21 14:25:11.000000000 -0600
+++ x/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/readelflib.c	2013-01-23 21:17:58.748565867 -0700
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@
 #ifndef SKIP_EM_IA_64
 failed:
 #endif
-      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;
     }