diff --git a/Formula/mpich2.rb b/Formula/mpich2.rb
index eb18eb1abe..b1cae4e482 100644
--- a/Formula/mpich2.rb
+++ b/Formula/mpich2.rb
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ class Mpich2 < Formula
     end
 
     args = [
+      "--disable-dependency-tracking",
+      "--disable-silent-rules",
       "--prefix=#{prefix}",
-      "--mandir=#{man}",
-      "--enable-shared"
+      "--mandir=#{man}"
     ]
     if ARGV.include? '--disable-fortran'
       args << "--disable-f77" << "--disable-fc"