diff --git a/compiler/extccomp.nim b/compiler/extccomp.nim
index b115721df1b7d..b9d0f0ff6afb3 100644
--- a/compiler/extccomp.nim
+++ b/compiler/extccomp.nim
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ proc addExternalFileToLink*(conf: ConfigRef; filename: AbsoluteFile) =
   conf.externalToLink.insert(filename.string, 0)
 
 proc execWithEcho(conf: ConfigRef; cmd: string, msg = hintExecuting): int =
-  rawMessage(conf, msg, if msg == hintLinking and not(optListCmd in conf.globalOptions or conf.verbosity > 1): "" else: cmd)
+  rawMessage(conf, msg, cmd)
   result = execCmd(cmd)
 
 proc execExternalProgram*(conf: ConfigRef; cmd: string, msg = hintExecuting) =
diff --git a/config/nim.cfg b/config/nim.cfg
index bbfac1f313319..e7f637f05698a 100644
--- a/config/nim.cfg
+++ b/config/nim.cfg
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cc = gcc
 --parallel_build: "0" # 0 to auto-detect number of processors
 
 hint[LineTooLong]=off
+hint[Link]=off
 #hint[XDeclaredButNotUsed]=off
 
 # Examples of how to setup a cross-compiler: