diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5391ef95..6984e4b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ debfile: all
 	rm $(DEBDIR)/boot/deb.size
 	dpkg --build $(DEBDIR) $(DEBFILE)
 	rm -rf $(DEBDIR)/DEBIAN
-	(cd builds/$(DEBNAME) && tar cfzv ../$(DEBNAME).tar.gz `ls`)
+	(cd builds/$(DEBNAME) && tar cfz ../$(DEBNAME).tar.gz `ls`)
 	rm -rf $(DEBDIR)
 
 debsource: all
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ debsource: all
 	for D in `ls | grep -v builds | grep -v sysroot`; do cp -r $$D $(DEBSRCDIR); done
 	(cd $(DEBSRCDIR) && make distclean)
 	rm -rf $(DEBSRCDIR)/sysroot
-	(cd builds && tar cfzv $(DEBSRCNAME)-src.tar.gz $(DEBSRCNAME)-src)
+	(cd builds && tar cfz $(DEBSRCNAME)-src.tar.gz $(DEBSRCNAME)-src)
 	rm -rf $(DEBSRCDIR)
 
 # Bootable images
diff --git a/sortix/Makefile b/sortix/Makefile
index 2094864c..1cab5e3d 100644
--- a/sortix/Makefile
+++ b/sortix/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ sortix.bin: sortix-$(BUILDID).tmp
 	nasm $(CPUNASMFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 clean:
-	for D in $(DIRS); do rm -fv $$D/*.o $$D/*.bin $$D/*.out $$D/*.tmp; done
+	for D in $(DIRS); do rm -f $$D/*.o $$D/*.bin $$D/*.out $$D/*.tmp; done
 
 # Installation into sysroot
 install: