diff --git a/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.build.chroot b/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.build.chroot
index 202646f0ad..2a5b10251b 100755
--- a/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.build.chroot
+++ b/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.build.chroot
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ env --chdir="pkg/$PKG_SUBDIR" \
     $( ((WITH_TESTS)) || echo --nocheck) \
     --force \
     _systemd_UPSTREAM=1 \
-    _systemd_QUIET=$( ((MESON_VERBOSE)); echo $? ) \
     BUILDDIR="$PWD/pkg/$PKG_SUBDIR" \
     PKGDEST="$BUILDDIR" \
     PKGEXT=".pkg.tar" \