diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd90d746f..2689185b9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ option(ENABLE_ARMA_NO_DEBUG OFF)
 if(ENABLE_PACKAGING)
     set(ENABLE_GENERIC_ARCH ON)
     set(ENABLE_ARMA_NO_DEBUG ON)
+    set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
 endif()
 
 # Testing