diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index abfe2131ba..9e22abd72f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -385,10 +385,14 @@ macro(check_compiler file_to_test flag_to_set)
     # Some build applications use regexes on build output to highlight build
     # errors. Below, we modify a compiler error message to avoid that a negative
     # probe is considered an error in such build applications.
-    string(REPLACE ": error:"
-      ": compiler_error:" ERROR_MESSAGE_PROCESSED
-      ${ERROR_MESSAGE})
-    message(STATUS "    ${ERROR_MESSAGE_PROCESSED}")
+    if(FEATURE_PROBE_VERBOSE)
+      string(REPLACE ": error:"
+        ": compiler_error:" ERROR_MESSAGE_PROCESSED
+        ${ERROR_MESSAGE})
+      message(STATUS "    ${ERROR_MESSAGE_PROCESSED}")
+    else()
+      message(STATUS "Use -DFEATURE_PROBE_VERBOSE=ON to view feature probe error output.")
+    endif()
   endif()
 endmacro()