diff --git a/lib/eventlog/Makefile.in b/lib/eventlog/Makefile.in
index 62869c6c8..8bfd95944 100644
--- a/lib/eventlog/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/eventlog/Makefile.in
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ check: $(TEST_PROGS) check-fuzzer
 	    MALLOC_CONF="abort:true,junk:true"; export MALLOC_CONF; \
 	    umask 022; \
 	    rval=0; \
-	    ./check_parse_json $(srcdir)/regress/parse_json/*.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./store_json_test $(srcdir)/regress/eventlog_store/*.json.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./store_sudo_test $(srcdir)/regress/eventlog_store/*.json.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_parse_json $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/parse_json/*.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./store_json_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/eventlog_store/*.json.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./store_sudo_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/eventlog_store/*.json.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    mkdir -p regress/logwrap; \
-	    ./check_wrap $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.in > regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out; \
+	    ./check_wrap $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.in > regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out; \
 	    diff regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out.ok || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    exit $$rval; \
 	fi
diff --git a/lib/iolog/Makefile.in b/lib/iolog/Makefile.in
index d14372fa1..75dc53479 100644
--- a/lib/iolog/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/iolog/Makefile.in
@@ -323,11 +323,11 @@ check: $(TEST_PROGS) check-fuzzer
 	    MALLOC_OPTIONS=S; export MALLOC_OPTIONS; \
 	    MALLOC_CONF="abort:true,junk:true"; export MALLOC_CONF; \
 	    rval=0; \
-	    ./check_iolog_filter $(srcdir)/regress/iolog_filter/test[1-9]* || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_iolog_path $(srcdir)/regress/iolog_path/data || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_iolog_mkpath || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_iolog_timing || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./host_port_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_iolog_filter $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/iolog_filter/test[1-9]* || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_iolog_path $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/iolog_path/data || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_iolog_mkpath $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_iolog_timing $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./host_port_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    exit $$rval; \
 	fi
 
diff --git a/lib/util/Makefile.in b/lib/util/Makefile.in
index 4dba57292..112509378 100644
--- a/lib/util/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/util/Makefile.in
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@ check: $(TEST_PROGS) check-fuzzer
 	    MALLOC_CONF="abort:true,junk:true"; export MALLOC_CONF; \
 	    rval=0; \
 	    if test -f closefrom_test; then \
-		./closefrom_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+		./closefrom_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    fi; \
-	    ./digest_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./digest_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    if test -f fnm_test; then \
-		./fnm_test $(srcdir)/regress/fnmatch/fnm_test.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+		./fnm_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/fnmatch/fnm_test.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    fi; \
 	    if test -f globtest; then \
 		mkdir -p `$(SED) 's@/[^/]*$$@@' $(srcdir)/regress/glob/files | sort -u`; \
@@ -465,36 +465,36 @@ check: $(TEST_PROGS) check-fuzzer
 		chmod 0755 `$(EGREP) '/r[^/]*$$' $(srcdir)/regress/glob/files`; \
 		chmod 0444 `$(EGREP) '/s[^/]*$$' $(srcdir)/regress/glob/files`; \
 		chmod 0711 `$(EGREP) '/t[^/]*$$' $(srcdir)/regress/glob/files`; \
-		./globtest $(srcdir)/regress/glob/globtest.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+		./globtest $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/glob/globtest.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 		rm -rf fake; \
 	    fi; \
 	    if test -f getdelim_test; then \
-		./getdelim_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+		./getdelim_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    fi; \
 	    if test -f mktemp_test; then \
-		./mktemp_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+		./mktemp_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    fi; \
 	    if test -f strsig_test; then \
-		./strsig_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+		./strsig_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    fi; \
-	    ./getgrouplist_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./hexchar_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./hltq_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./json_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./multiarch_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./open_parent_dir_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./parse_gids_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./progname_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    rm -f ./progname_test2; ln -s ./progname_test ./progname_test2; \
-	    ./progname_test2 || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./getgrouplist_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./hexchar_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./hltq_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./json_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./multiarch_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./open_parent_dir_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./parse_gids_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./progname_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    rm -f ./progname_test2 $(TEST_VERBOSE); ln -s ./progname_test ./progname_test2; \
+	    ./progname_test2 $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    rm -f ./progname_test2; \
-	    ./regex_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./strsplit_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./strtobool_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./strtoid_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./strtomode_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./strtonum_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./uuid_test || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./regex_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./strsplit_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./strtobool_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./strtoid_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./strtomode_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./strtonum_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./uuid_test $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    AWK=$(AWK) $(HARNESS) sudo_conf || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    AWK=$(AWK) $(HARNESS) sudo_parseln || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    exit $$rval; \
diff --git a/plugins/python/Makefile.in b/plugins/python/Makefile.in
index 818f37c87..423aed4b7 100644
--- a/plugins/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/python/Makefile.in
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ check: $(TEST_PROGS) check-fuzzer
 	    MALLOC_OPTIONS=S; export MALLOC_OPTIONS; \
 	    MALLOC_CONF="abort:true,junk:true"; export MALLOC_CONF; \
 	    LSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=$(srcdir)/lsan_suppr.txt \
-		./check_python_examples ".libs/python_plugin.so"; \
+		./check_python_examples $(TEST_VERBOSE) \
+		    ".libs/python_plugin.so"; \
 	fi
 
 check-verbose:
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
index 2e9d9fd9b..8c3f1b80d 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
@@ -652,24 +652,24 @@ check: $(TEST_PROGS) visudo testsudoers cvtsudoers check-fuzzer
 	    umask 022; \
 	    rval=0; \
 	    mkdir -p regress/parser; \
-	    ./check_addr $(srcdir)/regress/parser/check_addr.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_base64 || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_addr $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/parser/check_addr.in || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_base64 $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    if test -f check_digest; then \
-		./check_digest > regress/parser/check_digest.out; \
+		./check_digest $(TEST_VERBOSE) > regress/parser/check_digest.out; \
 		diff regress/parser/check_digest.out $(srcdir)/regress/parser/check_digest.out.ok || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    fi; \
-	    ./check_editor || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_env_pattern $(srcdir)/regress/env_match/data || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_exptilde || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_fill || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_gentime || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_editor $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_env_pattern $(TEST_VERBOSE) $(srcdir)/regress/env_match/data || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_exptilde $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_fill $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_gentime $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    mkdir -p regress/iolog_plugin; \
-	    ./check_iolog_plugin regress/iolog_plugin/iolog || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_serialize_list || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_starttime || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
-	    ./check_unesc || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_iolog_plugin $(TEST_VERBOSE) regress/iolog_plugin/iolog || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_serialize_list $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_starttime $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    ./check_unesc $(TEST_VERBOSE) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    if test -f check_symbols; then \
-		./check_symbols .libs/sudoers.so $(shlib_exp) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+		./check_symbols $(TEST_VERBOSE) .libs/sudoers.so $(shlib_exp) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    fi; \
 	    AWK=$(AWK) $(HARNESS) sudoers || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    AWK=$(AWK) $(HARNESS) testsudoers || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \