diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 94bc7e5ea..c6cff47a4 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ else
   RMDIR = $(RM) -r $1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SILENT),s)
+    QUIET := 1
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(QUIET),1)
+    QUIET := 0
+endif
+
 WORKDIR = ../testwrk
 
 .PHONY: test continue mostlyclean clean success_message
@@ -25,15 +33,15 @@ test:
 	@$(MAKE) continue
 
 continue:
-	@$(MAKE) -C asm all
-	@$(MAKE) -C dasm all
-	@$(MAKE) -C val all
-	@$(MAKE) -C ref all
-	@$(MAKE) -C err all
-	@$(MAKE) -C standard all
-	@$(MAKE) -C standard_err all
-	@$(MAKE) -C misc all
-	@$(MAKE) -C todo all
+	@$(MAKE) -C asm all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C dasm all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C val all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C ref all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C err all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C standard all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C standard_err all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C misc all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C todo all QUIET=$(QUIET)
 	@$(MAKE) success_message
 
 success_message:
@@ -42,15 +50,15 @@ success_message:
 	$(info ###################################)
 
 mostlyclean:
-	@$(MAKE) -C asm clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C dasm clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C val clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C ref clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C err clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C standard clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C standard_err clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C misc clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C todo clean
+	@$(MAKE) -C asm clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C dasm clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C val clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C ref clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C err clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C standard clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C standard_err clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C misc clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) -C todo clean QUIET=$(QUIET)
 
 clean: mostlyclean
 	@$(call RMDIR,$(WORKDIR))
diff --git a/test/asm/Makefile b/test/asm/Makefile
index 2d5ba764e..bfae97222 100644
--- a/test/asm/Makefile
+++ b/test/asm/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ else
   RMDIR = $(RM) -r $1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SILENT),s)
+    QUIET := 1
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(QUIET),1)
+    QUIET := 0
+endif
+
 WORKDIR = ../testwrk/asm
 
 .PHONY: all continue mostlyclean clean
@@ -23,20 +31,20 @@ WORKDIR = ../testwrk/asm
 all: mostlyclean continue
 
 continue: mostlyclean
-	@$(MAKE) -C cpudetect all
-	@$(MAKE) -C opcodes all
-	@$(MAKE) -C listing all
-	@$(MAKE) -C val all
-	@$(MAKE) -C err all
-	@$(MAKE) -C misc all
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C cpudetect all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C opcodes all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C listing all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C val all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C err all QUIET=$(QUIET)
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C misc all QUIET=$(QUIET)
 
 mostlyclean:
-	@$(MAKE) -C cpudetect clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C opcodes clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C listing clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C val clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C err clean
-	@$(MAKE) -C misc clean
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C cpudetect clean
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C opcodes clean
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C listing clean
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C val clean
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C err clean
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C misc clean
 
 clean: mostlyclean
 	@$(call RMDIR,$(WORKDIR))