diff --git a/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh b/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
index 080fe5c6dd..5378787e1b 100755
--- a/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
+++ b/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ test_description='respect crlf in git archive'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 GIT_UNZIP=${GIT_UNZIP:-unzip}
 
+test_lazy_prereq UNZIP '
+	"$GIT_UNZIP" -v
+	test $? -ne 127
+'
+
 test_expect_success setup '
 
 	git config core.autocrlf true &&
@@ -26,13 +31,6 @@ test_expect_success 'tar archive' '
 
 '
 
-"$GIT_UNZIP" -v >/dev/null 2>&1
-if [ $? -eq 127 ]; then
-	say "Skipping ZIP test, because unzip was not found"
-else
-	test_set_prereq UNZIP
-fi
-
 test_expect_success UNZIP 'zip archive' '
 
 	git archive --format=zip HEAD >test.zip &&
diff --git a/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh b/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
index 1f7593dc7a..2178f14d11 100755
--- a/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
+++ b/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ GUNZIP=${GUNZIP:-gzip -d}
 
 SUBSTFORMAT=%H%n
 
+test_lazy_prereq UNZIP '
+	"$GIT_UNZIP" -v
+	test $? -ne 127
+'
+
 check_zip() {
 	zipfile=$1.zip
 	listfile=$1.lst
@@ -201,13 +206,6 @@ test_expect_success \
       test_cmp a/substfile2 g/prefix/a/substfile2
 '
 
-"$GIT_UNZIP" -v >/dev/null 2>&1
-if [ $? -eq 127 ]; then
-	say "Skipping ZIP tests, because unzip was not found"
-else
-	test_set_prereq UNZIP
-fi
-
 test_expect_success \
     'git archive --format=zip' \
     'git archive --format=zip HEAD >d.zip'