diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 16cc4a170ac76a..2ad3992be4783d 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ task:
     folder: .downloaded-cache
     fingerprint_script:
       sed 's/  */ /g;s/ *#.*//;/^$/d;s/\([^ ]*\) \([^ ]*\)/\1-\2.gem/;s/ .*//' gems/bundled_gems
-    populate_script:
-      sudo apt-get install wget;
-      mkdir -p .downloaded-cache;
+    populate_script: |
+      sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -q -y wget
+      mkdir -p .downloaded-cache
       sed 's/  */ /g;s/ *#.*//;/^$/d;s/\([^ ]*\) \([^ ]*\)/\1-\2.gem/;s/ .*//' gems/bundled_gems |
-      wget -P .downloaded-cache -nd -B https://rubygems.org/downloads/ -i -
+      wget -nv -P .downloaded-cache -nd -B https://rubygems.org/downloads/ -i -
   # Arm containers are executed in AWS's EKS, and it's not yet supporting IPv6
   # See https://github.com/aws/containers-roadmap/issues/835
   disable_ipv6_script: sudo ./tool/disable_ipv6.sh
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ yjit_task:
     fingerprint_script:
       sed -e 's/  */ /g;s/ *#.*//;/^$/d;s/\([^ ]*\) \([^ ]*\)/\1-\2.gem/;s/ .*//'
           gems/bundled_gems
-    populate_script:
-      sudo apt-get install wget;
-      mkdir -p .downloaded-cache;
+    populate_script: |
+      sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -q -y wget
+      mkdir -p .downloaded-cache
       sed 's/  */ /g;s/ *#.*//;/^$/d;s/\([^ ]*\) \([^ ]*\)/\1-\2.gem/;s/ .*//' gems/bundled_gems |
-      wget -P .downloaded-cache -nd -B https://rubygems.org/downloads/ -i -
+      wget -nv -P .downloaded-cache -nd -B https://rubygems.org/downloads/ -i -
   # Arm containers are executed in AWS's EKS, and it's not yet supporting IPv6
   # See https://github.com/aws/containers-roadmap/issues/835
   disable_ipv6_script: sudo ./tool/disable_ipv6.sh