diff --git a/boards/z16/z16f/z16f2800100zcog/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/z16/z16f/z16f2800100zcog/scripts/Make.defs
index f95ddbaf6dd..ced3b916dfe 100644
--- a/boards/z16/z16f/z16f2800100zcog/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z16/z16f/z16f2800100zcog/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
+	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
+		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj \
 	done
 endef
 
diff --git a/boards/z80/z8/z8encore000zco/configs/ostest/Make.defs b/boards/z80/z8/z8encore000zco/configs/ostest/Make.defs
index 084569b02fd..047227e935a 100644
--- a/boards/z80/z8/z8encore000zco/configs/ostest/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z80/z8/z8encore000zco/configs/ostest/Make.defs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
+	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
+		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj \
 	done
 endef
 
diff --git a/boards/z80/z8/z8f64200100kit/configs/ostest/Make.defs b/boards/z80/z8/z8f64200100kit/configs/ostest/Make.defs
index 649343d78a6..fae3c0ddc00 100644
--- a/boards/z80/z8/z8f64200100kit/configs/ostest/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/z80/z8/z8f64200100kit/configs/ostest/Make.defs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ define MOVEOBJ
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
+	$(Q) for %%G in ($(2)) do ( "$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+%%G )
 endef
 
 define CLEAN
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ define ASSEMBLE
 endef
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	for __obj in $(2) ; do \
-		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj || { echo "$(AR) $1=-+$$__obj FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; } \
+	$(Q) for __obj in $(2) ; do \
+		"$(AR)" $(ARFLAGS) $1=-+$$__obj \
 	done
 endef
 
diff --git a/tools/Config.mk b/tools/Config.mk
index dbdf129b4f3..cf8022a78ae 100644
--- a/tools/Config.mk
+++ b/tools/Config.mk
@@ -213,15 +213,9 @@ endef
 #
 #   CONFIG_WINDOWS_NATIVE - Defined for a Windows native build
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_WINDOWS_NATIVE),y)
 define ARCHIVE
-	$(AR) $1 $(2)
+	$(Q) $(AR) $1 $(2)
 endef
-else
-define ARCHIVE
-	$(AR) $1 $(2) || { echo "$(AR) $1 FAILED!" ; exit 1 ; }
-endef
-endif
 
 # PRELINK - Prelink a list of files
 # This is useful when files were compiled with fvisibility=hidden.