diff --git a/tests/scripts/all.sh b/tests/scripts/all.sh
index 229478ec7d..b1a3462ee8 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/all.sh
@@ -124,25 +124,6 @@ pre_check_environment () {
 }
 
 pre_initialize_variables () {
-    special_options="--list-components|--list-all-components|-h|--help"
-    if [[ ! "$@" =~ $special_options ]]; then
-        # skip wrappers for "special options" which don't actually run any tests
-
-        # Pick up "quiet" wrappers for make and cmake, which don't output very much
-        # unless there is an error. This reduces logging overhead in the CI.
-        #
-        # Note that the cmake wrapper breaks unless we use an absolute path here.
-        export PATH=${PWD}/tests/scripts/quiet:$PATH
-        if [[ ! -x ${PWD}/tests/scripts/quiet/make ]]; then
-            echo "can't find quiet/make"
-            exit 1
-        fi
-        if [[ ! -x ${PWD}/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake ]]; then
-            echo "can't find quiet/cmake"
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    fi
-
     CONFIG_H='include/mbedtls/config.h'
     CRYPTO_CONFIG_H='include/psa/crypto_config.h'
 
@@ -218,6 +199,23 @@ pre_initialize_variables () {
     # the commands set by the environment
 }
 
+setup_quiet_wrappers()
+{
+    # Pick up "quiet" wrappers for make and cmake, which don't output very much
+    # unless there is an error. This reduces logging overhead in the CI.
+    #
+    # Note that the cmake wrapper breaks unless we use an absolute path here.
+    export PATH=${PWD}/tests/scripts/quiet:$PATH
+    if [[ ! -x ${PWD}/tests/scripts/quiet/make ]]; then
+        echo "can't find quiet/make"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -x ${PWD}/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake ]]; then
+        echo "can't find quiet/cmake"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
 # Test whether the component $1 is included in the command line patterns.
 is_component_included()
 {
@@ -3752,6 +3750,7 @@ pre_check_environment
 pre_initialize_variables "$@"
 pre_parse_command_line "$@"
 
+setup_quiet_wrappers
 pre_check_git
 pre_restore_files
 pre_back_up