diff --git a/boards/z16/z16f/z16f2800100zcog/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/z16/z16f/z16f2800100zcog/scripts/Make.defs
index daae12b654a..f95ddbaf6dd 100644
--- a/boards/z16/z16f/z16f2800100zcog/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z16/z16f/z16f2800100zcog/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo AR: $2
-	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -228,8 +227,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		echo "AR: $$__obj"; \
+	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
 		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/boards/z80/ez80/ez80f910200kitg/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/z80/ez80/ez80f910200kitg/scripts/Make.defs
index bfc83b8163b..b3c1e845bd9 100644
--- a/boards/z80/ez80/ez80f910200kitg/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z80/ez80/ez80f910200kitg/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo AR: $2
-	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -243,8 +242,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		echo "AR: $$__obj"; \
+	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
 		$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/boards/z80/ez80/ez80f910200zco/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/z80/ez80/ez80f910200zco/scripts/Make.defs
index 27433693b18..678748ad91c 100644
--- a/boards/z80/ez80/ez80f910200zco/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z80/ez80/ez80f910200zco/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo AR: $2
-	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -243,8 +242,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		echo "AR: $$__obj"; \
+	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
 		$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/boards/z80/ez80/makerlisp/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/z80/ez80/makerlisp/scripts/Make.defs
index a11db1fed16..bb866930560 100644
--- a/boards/z80/ez80/makerlisp/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z80/ez80/makerlisp/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo AR: $2
-	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -251,8 +250,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		echo "AR: $$__obj"; \
+	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
 		$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/boards/z80/z8/z8encore000zco/configs/ostest/Make.defs b/boards/z80/z8/z8encore000zco/configs/ostest/Make.defs
index 0ba84394591..084569b02fd 100644
--- a/boards/z80/z8/z8encore000zco/configs/ostest/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z80/z8/z8encore000zco/configs/ostest/Make.defs
@@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo AR: $2
-	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -258,8 +257,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		echo "AR: $$__obj"; \
+	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
 		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/boards/z80/z8/z8f64200100kit/configs/ostest/Make.defs b/boards/z80/z8/z8f64200100kit/configs/ostest/Make.defs
index 5fddfd0b141..649343d78a6 100644
--- a/boards/z80/z8/z8f64200100kit/configs/ostest/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z80/z8/z8f64200100kit/configs/ostest/Make.defs
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo AR: $2
-	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -258,8 +257,7 @@ define ASSEMBLE
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		echo "AR: $$__obj"; \
+	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
 		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/tools/Config.mk b/tools/Config.mk
index 0f6212890df..dbdf129b4f3 100644
--- a/tools/Config.mk
+++ b/tools/Config.mk
@@ -215,13 +215,11 @@ endef
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_WINDOWS_NATIVE),y)
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo AR: $2
-	$(Q) $(AR) $1 $(2)
+	$(AR) $1 $(2)
 endef
 else
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo "AR: $2"
-	$(Q) $(AR) $1 $(2) || { echo "$(AR) $1 FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; }
+	$(AR) $1 $(2) || { echo "$(AR) $1 FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; }
 endef
 endif