diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 046a93bfa7..0d1380d794 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -465,7 +465,9 @@ protected
   # Pretty titles the command and buffers stdout/stderr
   # Throws if there's an error
   def system cmd, *args
-    ohai "#{cmd} #{args*' '}".strip
+    pretty_args = args
+    args.delete "--disable-dependency-tracking" if cmd == "./configure"
+    ohai "#{cmd} #{pretty_args*' '}".strip
 
     if ARGV.verbose?
       safe_system cmd, *args