diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 94aa816b..f9eb7a28 100755
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -1980,8 +1980,9 @@ class Project(object):
 
       if is_sha1 or tag_name is not None:
         if self._CheckForImmutableRevision():
-          print('Skipped fetching project %s (already have persistent ref)'
-                % self.name)
+          if not quiet:
+            print('Skipped fetching project %s (already have persistent ref)'
+                  % self.name)
           return True
       if is_sha1 and not depth:
         # When syncing a specific commit and --depth is not set: