diff --git a/Dockerfile.focal-riscv64 b/Dockerfile.focal-riscv64
index 7e59c02..07b4456 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.focal-riscv64
+++ b/Dockerfile.focal-riscv64
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM riscv64/ubuntu:focal
 ENV ARCH=riscv64 DIST=focal
 
 # inherited by build scripts
-ARG VERBOSE=1
+ARG VERBOSE=0
 
 COPY /entrypoint-ubuntu.sh /entrypoint.sh