diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index c636ab5..4378177 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -203,8 +203,10 @@ public class Get extends Task {
         throws IOException {
 
         if (dest.exists() && skipExisting) {
-            log("Destination already exists (skipping): "
-                + dest.getAbsolutePath(), logLevel);
+            if (!quiet) {
+                log("Destination already exists (skipping): "
+                    + dest.getAbsolutePath(), logLevel);
+            }
             return true;
         }