diff --git a/Modules/FindGTK2.cmake b/Modules/FindGTK2.cmake
index 6147361be4..316a2dab8d 100644
--- a/Modules/FindGTK2.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindGTK2.cmake
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@ include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake)
 foreach(_GTK2_component ${GTK2_FIND_COMPONENTS})
     string(TOUPPER ${_GTK2_component} _COMPONENT_UPPER)
 
+    set(GTK2_${_COMPONENT_UPPER}_FIND_QUIETLY ${GTK2_FIND_QUIETLY})
+
     if(_GTK2_component STREQUAL "gtk")
         FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(GTK2_${_COMPONENT_UPPER} "Some or all of the gtk libraries were not found."
             GTK2_GTK_LIBRARY