diff --git a/config/config.mk b/config/config.mk
index 6fa8b1ef07e..ba329deb0d5 100644
--- a/config/config.mk
+++ b/config/config.mk
@@ -340,13 +340,16 @@ MAKE_JARS_FLAGS += --both-manifests
 endif
 
 TAR_CREATE_FLAGS = -cvhf
+TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET = -chf
 
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),BSD_OS)
 TAR_CREATE_FLAGS = -cvLf
+TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET = -cLf
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),OS2)
 TAR_CREATE_FLAGS = -cvf
+TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET = -cf
 endif
 
 #
diff --git a/js/src/config/config.mk b/js/src/config/config.mk
index 6fa8b1ef07e..ba329deb0d5 100644
--- a/js/src/config/config.mk
+++ b/js/src/config/config.mk
@@ -340,13 +340,16 @@ MAKE_JARS_FLAGS += --both-manifests
 endif
 
 TAR_CREATE_FLAGS = -cvhf
+TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET = -chf
 
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),BSD_OS)
 TAR_CREATE_FLAGS = -cvLf
+TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET = -cLf
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),OS2)
 TAR_CREATE_FLAGS = -cvf
+TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET = -cf
 endif
 
 #
diff --git a/js/src/tests/Makefile.in b/js/src/tests/Makefile.in
index 0e45a370c96..c3dd2707322 100644
--- a/js/src/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/js/src/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ PKG_STAGE = $(DIST)/test-package-stage
 # stage tests for packaging
 stage-package:
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(PKG_STAGE)/jsreftest/tests
-	@(cd $(srcdir) && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - $(TEST_FILES)) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/jsreftest/tests && tar -xf -)
+	(cd $(srcdir) && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET) - $(TEST_FILES)) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/jsreftest/tests && tar -xf -)
 	$(srcdir)/jstests.py --make-manifests $(PKG_STAGE)/jsreftest/tests/
 
diff --git a/layout/tools/reftest/Makefile.in b/layout/tools/reftest/Makefile.in
index fc758218004..df30510d51c 100644
--- a/layout/tools/reftest/Makefile.in
+++ b/layout/tools/reftest/Makefile.in
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ PKG_STAGE = $(DIST)/test-package-stage
 # stage harness and tests for packaging
 stage-package:
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(PKG_STAGE)/reftest && $(NSINSTALL) -D $(PKG_STAGE)/reftest/tests
-	@(cd $(DEPTH)/_tests/reftest/ && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/reftest && tar -xf -)
+	(cd $(DEPTH)/_tests/reftest/ && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/reftest && tar -xf -)
 	$(PYTHON) $(topsrcdir)/layout/tools/reftest/print-manifest-dirs.py \
           $(topsrcdir) \
           $(topsrcdir)/layout/reftests/reftest.list \
           $(topsrcdir)/testing/crashtest/crashtests.list \
-          | (cd $(topsrcdir) && xargs tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) -) \
+          | (cd $(topsrcdir) && xargs tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET) -) \
           | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/reftest/tests && tar -xf -)
diff --git a/testing/mochitest/Makefile.in b/testing/mochitest/Makefile.in
index c3f2d975979..50a0c41d3f1 100644
--- a/testing/mochitest/Makefile.in
+++ b/testing/mochitest/Makefile.in
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ stage-chromejar:
 ifdef ACCESSIBILITY
 	cp -RL $(DEPTH)/_tests/testing/mochitest/a11y $(PKG_CHROMEJAR)
 endif
-	@(cd $(PKG_STAGE)/mochitest && zip -r tests.jar content/)
+	(cd $(PKG_STAGE)/mochitest && zip -rq tests.jar content/)
 	@(rm -rf $(PKG_CHROMEJAR))
 
 stage-package: stage-chromejar
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ $(_DEST_DIR):
 
 stage-package:
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(PKG_STAGE)/mochitest && $(NSINSTALL) -D $(PKG_STAGE)/bin/plugins
-	@(cd $(DEPTH)/_tests/testing/mochitest/ && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/mochitest && tar -xf -)
+	(cd $(DEPTH)/_tests/testing/mochitest/ && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/mochitest && tar -xf -)
 	@(cd $(DIST_BIN) && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - $(TEST_HARNESS_BINS)) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/bin && tar -xf -)
 	@(cd $(DIST_BIN)/components && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - $(TEST_HARNESS_COMPONENTS)) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/bin/components && tar -xf -)
-	@(cd $(topsrcdir)/build/pgo/certs && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/certs && tar -xf -)
+	(cd $(topsrcdir)/build/pgo/certs && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/certs && tar -xf -)
 	@(cd $(DIST_BIN)/plugins && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - $(TEST_HARNESS_PLUGINS)) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/bin/plugins && tar -xf -)
diff --git a/testing/testsuite-targets.mk b/testing/testsuite-targets.mk
index df86e82a9a5..4ee29021985 100644
--- a/testing/testsuite-targets.mk
+++ b/testing/testsuite-targets.mk
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ else
 	$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/testing/mochitest stage-chromejar PKG_STAGE=$(DIST)/universal
 endif
 	cd $(PKG_STAGE) && \
-	  zip -r9D "$(call core_abspath,$(DIST)/$(PKG_PATH)$(TEST_PACKAGE))" *
+	  zip -rq9D "$(call core_abspath,$(DIST)/$(PKG_PATH)$(TEST_PACKAGE))" *
 
 ifeq (Android, $(OS_TARGET))
 package-tests: stage-android
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ stage-tps: make-stage-dir
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(PKG_STAGE)/tps/tests
 	@(cd $(topsrcdir)/testing/tps && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/tps && tar -xf -)
 	@(cd $(topsrcdir)/services/sync/tps && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/tps && tar -xf -)
-	@(cd $(topsrcdir)/services/sync/tests/tps && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/tps/tests && tar -xf -)
+	(cd $(topsrcdir)/services/sync/tests/tps && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/tps/tests && tar -xf -)
 
 stage-mozbase: make-stage-dir
 	$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/testing/mozbase stage-package
diff --git a/testing/xpcshell/Makefile.in b/testing/xpcshell/Makefile.in
index 9355f7af4dd..06412dbed2e 100644
--- a/testing/xpcshell/Makefile.in
+++ b/testing/xpcshell/Makefile.in
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ stage-package:
 	@(cd $(topsrcdir)/build && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - $(EXTRA_BUILD_FILES)) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/xpcshell && tar -xf -)
 	@cp $(DEPTH)/mozinfo.json $(PKG_STAGE)/xpcshell
 	@(cd $(topsrcdir)/build/mobile && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - $(MOBILE_BUILD_FILES)) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/xpcshell && tar -xf -)
-	@(cd $(DEPTH)/_tests/xpcshell/ && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/xpcshell/tests && tar -xf -)
+	(cd $(DEPTH)/_tests/xpcshell/ && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS_QUIET) - *) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/xpcshell/tests && tar -xf -)
 	@(cd $(DIST)/bin/components && tar $(TAR_CREATE_FLAGS) - $(TEST_HARNESS_COMPONENTS)) | (cd $(PKG_STAGE)/bin/components && tar -xf -)