diff --git a/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake b/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake
index 930931d539..c03d8c3e3e 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake
+++ b/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ export NO_SILENCE=" --version "
 
 export TOOL="cmake"
 
-exec "$(dirname "$0")/quiet.sh" "$@"
+. "$(dirname "$0")/quiet.sh"
diff --git a/tests/scripts/quiet/make b/tests/scripts/quiet/make
index d022551df1..6af3a57ce4 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/quiet/make
+++ b/tests/scripts/quiet/make
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ export NO_SILENCE=" --version | test "
 
 export TOOL="make"
 
-exec "$(dirname "$0")/quiet.sh" "$@"
+. "$(dirname "$0")/quiet.sh"
diff --git a/tests/scripts/quiet/quiet.sh b/tests/scripts/quiet/quiet.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644