diff -r 43ffed8669ce -r bed9ffa7f33a tests/Makefile.am
--- a/tests/Makefile.am	Wed Jun 22 17:04:28 2016 +0100
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am	Tue Jun 28 19:46:19 2016 +0100
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
     zappy2.spec unsatisfiable.spec uninstallable.spec badpostun.spec comps.xml \
     glib.supp.in README xvfb-run
 
+pkg_V_rpmbuild = $(pkg_v_rpmbuild_$(V))
+pkg_v_rpmbuild_ = $(pkg_v_rpmbuild_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+pkg_v_rpmbuild_0 = --quiet
+
+BUILD_RPM = $(RPMBUILD) $(pkg_V_rpmbuild) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb
+
 if HAVE_CHECK_TOOLS
 
 noinst_DATA = glib.supp yum-repo-test-dir/repodata/primary.xml.gz \
@@ -22,21 +28,16 @@
     uninstallable.spec badpostun.spec Makefile
 	rm -rf rpmbuild yum-repo-test-dir
 	mkdir -p rpmbuild/BUILD rpmbuild/RPMS
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb $(srcdir)/zap.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" --define "_version 1" \
-	  -bb $(srcdir)/zip.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb $(srcdir)/zsh.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb $(srcdir)/zsh2.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb \
-	  $(srcdir)/filesystem.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb $(srcdir)/zappy.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb $(srcdir)/zappy2.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb \
-	  $(srcdir)/unsatisfiable.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb \
-	  $(srcdir)/uninstallable.spec
-	$(RPMBUILD) --define "_topdir `pwd`/rpmbuild" -bb \
-	  $(srcdir)/badpostun.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/zap.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) --define "_version 1" $(srcdir)/zip.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/zsh.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/zsh2.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/filesystem.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/zappy.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/zappy2.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/unsatisfiable.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/uninstallable.spec
+	$(BUILD_RPM) $(srcdir)/badpostun.spec
 	mkdir -p yum-repo-test-dir/rpms
 	mv rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/*.rpm yum-repo-test-dir/rpms
 	rm -rf rpmbuild