diff --git a/coccinelle.changes b/coccinelle.changes
index 0f617f0..886b42f 100644
--- a/coccinelle.changes
+++ b/coccinelle.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Sep 11 12:34:56 UTC 2021 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- build with VERBOSE=yes
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 25 10:47:33 UTC 2021 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/coccinelle.spec b/coccinelle.spec
index 73c0213..c5c3eb6 100644
--- a/coccinelle.spec
+++ b/coccinelle.spec
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ fixing bugs in systems code.
 %build
 autoreconf -fi
 %configure
-# internal copy of stdcompat
-%make_build -j1
+%make_build -j1 VERBOSE=yes
 
 %install
 b="%buildroot"