diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
index 0917095627..3c96453e5c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ (define*-public (make-u-boot-package board triplet
          #:test-target "test"
          #:make-flags
          (list "HOSTCC=gcc"
+               "KBUILD_VERBOSE=1"
                ,@(if (not (same-arch?))
                      `((string-append "CROSS_COMPILE=" ,triplet "-"))
                      '()))