diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
index a59646f2219..0787988d0d1 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ chroot_handler() {
         [ -n "$XBPS_BUILD_FORCEMODE" ] && arg="$arg -f"
         [ -n "$XBPS_MAKEJOBS" ] && arg="$arg -j$XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
         [ -n "$XBPS_DEBUG_PKGS" ] && arg="$arg -g"
-        [ -z "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" -o "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = "0" -o "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = "no" ] && arg="$arg -q"
+        [ -z "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" -o "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = "0" -o "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = "no" ] && arg="$arg -Q"
+        [ -n "$XBPS_QUIET" ] && arg="$arg -q"
         [ -n "$XBPS_SKIP_DEPS" ] && arg="$arg -I"
         [ -n "$XBPS_ALT_REPOSITORY" ] && arg="$arg -r $XBPS_ALT_REPOSITORY"
         [ -n "$XBPS_USE_GIT_REVS" ] && arg="$arg -G"