diff --git a/include/test/ut.h b/include/test/ut.h
index 3f2ee75..17400c7 100644
--- a/include/test/ut.h
+++ b/include/test/ut.h
@@ -338,4 +338,22 @@
  */
 long ut_check_delta(ulong last);
 
+/**
+ * ut_silence_console() - Silence the console if requested by the user
+ *
+ * This stops test output from appear on the console. It is the default on
+ * sandbox, unless the -v flag is given. For other boards, this does nothing.
+ *
+ * @uts: Test state (in case in future we want to keep state here)
+ */
+void ut_silence_console(struct unit_test_state *uts);
+
+/**
+ * ut_unsilence_console() - Unsilence the console after a test
+ *
+ * This restarts console output again and turns off console recording. This
+ * happens on all boards, including sandbox.
+ */
+void ut_unsilence_console(struct unit_test_state *uts);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/test/bloblist.c b/test/bloblist.c
index 0bb9e2d..900299d 100644
--- a/test/bloblist.c
+++ b/test/bloblist.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <bloblist.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
-#include <asm/state.h>
 #include <test/suites.h>
 #include <test/test.h>
 #include <test/ut.h>
@@ -240,7 +239,6 @@
 /* Test the 'bloblist info' command */
 static int bloblist_test_cmd_info(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
-	struct sandbox_state *state = state_get_current();
 	struct bloblist_hdr *hdr;
 	char *data, *data2;
 
@@ -250,8 +248,7 @@
 	data2 = bloblist_ensure(TEST_TAG2, TEST_SIZE2);
 
 	console_record_reset_enable();
-	if (!state->show_test_output)
-		gd->flags |= GD_FLG_SILENT;
+	ut_silence_console(uts);
 	console_record_reset();
 	run_command("bloblist info", 0);
 	ut_assert_nextline("base:     %lx", (ulong)map_to_sysmem(hdr));
@@ -259,7 +256,7 @@
 	ut_assert_nextline("alloced:  70     112 Bytes");
 	ut_assert_nextline("free:     390    912 Bytes");
 	ut_assert_console_end();
-	gd->flags &= ~(GD_FLG_SILENT | GD_FLG_RECORD);
+	ut_unsilence_console(uts);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -268,7 +265,6 @@
 /* Test the 'bloblist list' command */
 static int bloblist_test_cmd_list(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
-	struct sandbox_state *state = state_get_current();
 	struct bloblist_hdr *hdr;
 	char *data, *data2;
 
@@ -278,8 +274,7 @@
 	data2 = bloblist_ensure(TEST_TAG2, TEST_SIZE2);
 
 	console_record_reset_enable();
-	if (!state->show_test_output)
-		gd->flags |= GD_FLG_SILENT;
+	ut_silence_console(uts);
 	console_record_reset();
 	run_command("bloblist list", 0);
 	ut_assert_nextline("Address       Size  Tag Name");
@@ -288,7 +283,7 @@
 	ut_assert_nextline("%08lx  %8x    2 SPL hand-off",
 			   (ulong)map_to_sysmem(data2), TEST_SIZE2);
 	ut_assert_console_end();
-	gd->flags &= ~(GD_FLG_SILENT | GD_FLG_RECORD);
+	ut_unsilence_console(uts);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/ut.c b/test/ut.c
index 95bdd66..44ed1ba 100644
--- a/test/ut.c
+++ b/test/ut.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <console.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_SANDBOX
+#include <asm/state.h>
+#endif
 #include <test/test.h>
 #include <test/ut.h>
 
@@ -114,3 +117,18 @@
 
 	return upto == total_bytes ? 0 : 1;
 }
+
+void ut_silence_console(struct unit_test_state *uts)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SANDBOX
+	struct sandbox_state *state = state_get_current();
+
+	if (!state->show_test_output)
+		gd->flags |= GD_FLG_SILENT;
+#endif
+}
+
+void ut_unsilence_console(struct unit_test_state *uts)
+{
+	gd->flags &= ~(GD_FLG_SILENT | GD_FLG_RECORD);
+}