diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f833daf9a..fad3a4dd9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ The table below shows which release corresponds to each branch, and what date th
 - [#2413][2413] libcdb: improve the search speed of `search_by_symbol_offsets` in local libc-database
 - [#2470][2470] Fix waiting for gdb under WSL2
 - [#2479][2479] Support extracting libraries from Docker image in `pwn template`
+- [#2483][2483] Only print `checksec` output of `ELF.libc` when it was printed for the `ELF` already
 
 [2471]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2471
 [2358]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2358
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ The table below shows which release corresponds to each branch, and what date th
 [2413]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2413
 [2470]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2470
 [2479]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2479
+[2483]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2483
 
 ## 4.14.0 (`beta`)
 
diff --git a/pwnlib/elf/elf.py b/pwnlib/elf/elf.py
index 777d6d214..02668f0a9 100644
--- a/pwnlib/elf/elf.py
+++ b/pwnlib/elf/elf.py
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ def __init__(self, path, checksec=True):
         self._populate_functions()
         self._populate_kernel_version()
 
+        self._print_checksec = checksec
         if checksec:
             self._describe()
 
@@ -730,12 +731,13 @@ def libc(self):
         """:class:`.ELF`: If this :class:`.ELF` imports any libraries which contain ``'libc[.-]``,
         and we can determine the appropriate path to it on the local
         system, returns a new :class:`.ELF` object pertaining to that library.
+        Prints the `checksec` output of the library if it was printed for the original ELF too.
 
         If not found, the value will be :const:`None`.
         """
         for lib in self.libs:
             if '/libc.' in lib or '/libc-' in lib:
-                return ELF(lib)
+                return ELF(lib, self._print_checksec)
 
     def _populate_libraries(self):
         """