diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 849a4bfaced0..96f8c78a8f67 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -172,8 +172,14 @@ faster: install-dist/idl
 endif
 
 .PHONY: tup
-tup: install-manifests buildid.h source-repo.h
+tup:
+	$(call BUILDSTATUS,TIERS make tup)
+	$(call BUILDSTATUS,TIER_START make)
+	$(MAKE) install-manifests buildid.h source-repo.h
+	$(call BUILDSTATUS,TIER_FINISH make)
+	$(call BUILDSTATUS,TIER_START tup)
 	@$(TUP) $(if $(findstring s,$(filter-out --%,$(MAKEFLAGS))),,--verbose)
+	$(call BUILDSTATUS,TIER_FINISH tup)
 
 # process_install_manifest needs to be invoked with --no-remove when building
 # js as standalone because automated builds are building nspr separately and
diff --git a/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/backend/tup.py b/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/backend/tup.py
index 211aa7efb402..0f7250eb0155 100644
--- a/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/backend/tup.py
+++ b/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/backend/tup.py
@@ -340,6 +340,5 @@ class TupBackend(HybridBackend(TupOnly, RecursiveMakeBackend)):
     def build(self, config, output, jobs, verbose):
         status = config._run_make(directory=self.environment.topobjdir, target='tup',
                                   line_handler=output.on_line, log=False, print_directory=False,
-                                  ensure_exit_code=False, num_jobs=jobs, silent=not verbose,
-                                  append_env={b'NO_BUILDSTATUS_MESSAGES': b'1'})
+                                  ensure_exit_code=False, num_jobs=jobs, silent=not verbose)
         return status