diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index e541c1ae00..4ad88b7857 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ task:
             -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=$SHARED_LIBS    \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release          \
             -DDOWNLOAD_GTEST=OFF                \
+            -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On         \
             -DCRYPTO_BACKEND=$CRYPTO_BACKEND'
 
   build_script: |