diff --git a/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk b/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk
index 5f53c00fba..10014d4f0d 100644
--- a/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk
+++ b/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ${BIN_DIR}/${BIN_FILE}: compile-sketch
 .PHONY: compile-sketch
 compile-sketch: ${libcommon_a} ${TEST_OBJS}
 	-@install -d "${BIN_DIR}" "${LIB_DIR}"
-	$(QUIET) env LIBONLY=yes VERBOSE=${VERBOSE}  \
+	$(QUIET) env LIBONLY=yes VERBOSE=${VERBOSE}  QUIET=$(QUIET) \
 		OUTPUT_PATH="${LIB_DIR}" \
 		_ARDUINO_CLI_COMPILE_CUSTOM_FLAGS='--build-property upload.maximum_size=""' \
 		$(MAKE) -f ${top_dir}/etc/makefiles/sketch.mk compile