diff --git a/bin/build.py b/bin/build.py
index 8f7a26fd..9b0df0b6 100755
--- a/bin/build.py
+++ b/bin/build.py
@@ -136,6 +136,20 @@
     help="Target to build for the 'cmake --build' command"
 )
 
+def PositiveInt(string):
+  value = int(string)
+  if value > 0:
+    return value
+  m = 'Should be greater that zero: {}'.format(string)
+  raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(m)
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--discard',
+    type=PositiveInt,
+    help='Option to reduce output. Discard every N lines of execution messages'
+        ' (note that full log is still available in log.txt)'
+)
+
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 polly_toolchain = detail.toolchain_name.get(args.toolchain)
@@ -233,7 +247,7 @@
 polly_temp_dir = os.path.join(build_dir, '_3rdParty', 'polly')
 if not os.path.exists(polly_temp_dir):
   os.makedirs(polly_temp_dir)
-logging = detail.logging.Logging(polly_temp_dir, args.verbose)
+logging = detail.logging.Logging(polly_temp_dir, args.verbose, args.discard)
 
 if os.name == 'nt':
   # Windows
diff --git a/bin/detail/call.py b/bin/detail/call.py
index 984751ae..bdfef348 100644
--- a/bin/detail/call.py
+++ b/bin/detail/call.py
@@ -8,19 +8,27 @@
 import sys
 import threading
 
-def tee(infile, log_file, console=None):
+def tee(infile, discard, log_file, console=None):
   """Print `infile` to `files` in a separate thread."""
   def fanout():
+    discard_counter = 0
     for line in iter(infile.readline, b''):
-      for f in [log_file, console]:
-        if f is None:
-          continue
-        s = line.decode('utf-8')
-        s = s.replace('\r', '')
-        s = s.replace('\t', '  ')
-        s = s.rstrip() # strip spaces and EOL
-        s += '\n' # append stripped EOL back
-        f.write(s)
+      s = line.decode('utf-8')
+      s = s.replace('\r', '')
+      s = s.replace('\t', '  ')
+      s = s.rstrip() # strip spaces and EOL
+      s += '\n' # append stripped EOL back
+      log_file.write(s)
+      if console is None:
+        continue
+      if discard is None:
+        console.write(s)
+        continue
+      if discard_counter == 0:
+        console.write(s)
+      discard_counter += 1
+      if discard_counter == discard:
+        discard_counter = 0
     infile.close()
   t = threading.Thread(target=fanout)
   t.daemon = True
@@ -38,11 +46,11 @@ def teed_call(cmd_args, logging):
   threads = []
 
   if logging.verbose:
-    threads.append(tee(p.stdout, logging.log_file, sys.stdout))
-    threads.append(tee(p.stderr, logging.log_file, sys.stderr))
+    threads.append(tee(p.stdout, logging.discard, logging.log_file, sys.stdout))
+    threads.append(tee(p.stderr, logging.discard, logging.log_file, sys.stderr))
   else:
-    threads.append(tee(p.stdout, logging.log_file))
-    threads.append(tee(p.stderr, logging.log_file))
+    threads.append(tee(p.stdout, logging.discard, logging.log_file))
+    threads.append(tee(p.stderr, logging.discard, logging.log_file))
 
   for t in threads:
     t.join() # wait for IO completion
diff --git a/bin/detail/logging.py b/bin/detail/logging.py
index e7317b98..4b780e28 100644
--- a/bin/detail/logging.py
+++ b/bin/detail/logging.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import os
 
 class Logging:
-  def __init__(self, polly_temp_dir, verbose):
+  def __init__(self, polly_temp_dir, verbose, discard):
     self.verbose = verbose
+    self.discard = discard
     self.log_path = os.path.join(polly_temp_dir, 'log.txt')
     self.log_file = open(self.log_path, 'w')