diff --git a/libsodium.changes b/libsodium.changes
index 9ef8a80..a3c32af 100644
--- a/libsodium.changes
+++ b/libsodium.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec 29 11:01:55 UTC 2017 - adam.majer@suse.de
+
+- Enable verbose make output when building tests
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 13 16:10:12 UTC 2017 - idonmez@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libsodium.spec b/libsodium.spec
index 7a8849b..8247079 100644
--- a/libsodium.spec
+++ b/libsodium.spec
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install %{?_smp_mflags}
 find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
 
 %check
-make %{?_smp_mflags} check
+make %{?_smp_mflags} check V=1
 
 %post -n %{lname} -p /sbin/ldconfig