diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
index b2a058196..c9a240488 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ CODE_CXXFLAGS =
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT =
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT =
 
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Override the usual RTEMS verbosity from ar
+ARFLAGS = rc
+
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Command-line input support
 LDLIBS_LIBTECLA = -ltecla_r -lncurses