diff --git a/lib/package_remove.c b/lib/package_remove.c
index 53eb783d..f4e4c197 100644
--- a/lib/package_remove.c
+++ b/lib/package_remove.c
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ xbps_remove_pkg_files(prop_dictionary_t dict, const char *key)
 		 * Remove the object if possible.
 		 */
 		if (remove(path) == -1) {
-			xbps_warn_printf("can't remove %s `%s': %s\n",
-			    curobj, file, strerror(errno));
+			if (flags & XBPS_FLAG_VERBOSE)
+				xbps_warn_printf("can't remove %s `%s': %s\n",
+				    curobj, file, strerror(errno));
 
 		} else {
 			/* Success */
diff --git a/lib/package_unpack.c b/lib/package_unpack.c
index f87c5a71..7c178822 100644
--- a/lib/package_unpack.c
+++ b/lib/package_unpack.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ unpack_archive(prop_dictionary_t pkg_repod,
 	size_t nmetadata = 0, entry_idx = 0;
 	const char *rootdir, *entry_pname, *transact;
 	char *buf;
-	int rv, flags;
+	int rv, flags, xflags;
 	bool preserve, update, replace_files_in_pkg_update;
 
 	assert(ar != NULL);
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ unpack_archive(prop_dictionary_t pkg_repod,
 
 	preserve = update = false;
 	rootdir = xbps_get_rootdir();
+	xflags = xbps_get_flags();
 
 	if (chdir(rootdir) == -1) {
 		xbps_error_printf("cannot chdir to rootdir for "
@@ -415,8 +416,10 @@ unpack_archive(prop_dictionary_t pkg_repod,
 				    pkgname, version, strerror(rv));
 				goto out;
 			} else {
-				xbps_warn_printf("ignoring existing "
-				    "entry: %s\n", entry_pname);
+				if (xflags & XBPS_FLAG_VERBOSE)
+					xbps_warn_printf("ignoring existing "
+					    "entry: %s\n", entry_pname);
+
 				RUN_PROGRESS_CB();
 				continue;
 			}