diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3cdae32101..f624ef87ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -655,8 +655,9 @@ ginkgo-run: .install.ginkgo
 	$(GINKGO) version
 	$(GINKGO) -vv $(TESTFLAGS) --tags "$(TAGS) remote" $(GINKGOTIMEOUT) --flake-attempts $(GINKGO_FLAKE_ATTEMPTS) \
 		--trace $(if $(findstring y,$(GINKGO_NO_COLOR)),--no-color,) \
-		$(if $(findstring y,$(GINKGO_PARALLEL)),-p,) $(if $(FOCUS),--focus "$(FOCUS)",) \
-		$(if $(FOCUS_FILE),--focus-file "$(FOCUS_FILE)",) $(GINKGOWHAT)
+		$(if $(findstring y,$(GINKGO_PARALLEL)),-p,) \
+		$(if $(FOCUS),--focus "$(FOCUS) --silence-skips",) \
+		$(if $(FOCUS_FILE),--focus-file "$(FOCUS_FILE)" --silence-skips,) $(GINKGOWHAT)
 
 .PHONY: ginkgo
 ginkgo: