diff --git a/btrbk b/btrbk
index 8e39a49..f30105e 100755
--- a/btrbk
+++ b/btrbk
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ sub vinfo_rsh($;@)
   my $ssh_identity    = config_key($config, "ssh_identity");
   my $ssh_compression = config_key($config, "ssh_compression");
   my $ssh_cipher_spec = config_key($config, "ssh_cipher_spec") // "default";
-  my @ssh_options;
+  my @ssh_options = ('-q');
   push(@ssh_options, '-p', $ssh_port) if($ssh_port ne "default");
   push(@ssh_options, '-c', $ssh_cipher_spec) if($ssh_cipher_spec ne "default");
   if($ssh_identity) {