diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index 18a1057..f75ed2b 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Thu Sep 23 20:57:45 CEST 2021 - mls@suse.de
 - new patches:
   * python-rpm-packaging.diff
   * singlefilemode.diff
+  * verbosearg.diff
 - modified patches:
   * usr-lib-sysimage-rpm.patch 
   * localetag.diff
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 987b99a..1fca70c 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Patch117:       findsupplements.diff
 Patch122:       db_conversion.diff
 Patch123:       nextiteratorheaderblob.diff
 Patch131:       posttrans.diff
+Patch132:       verbosearg.diff
 Patch200:       finddebuginfo.diff
 Patch201:       finddebuginfo-absolute-links.diff
 Patch202:       debugsubpkg.diff
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ rm -rf sqlite
 %patch                   -P 93 -P 94                         -P 99
 %patch -P 100        -P 102 -P 103
 %patch                                                  -P 117
-%patch -P 122 -P 123               -P 131
+%patch -P 122 -P 123               -P 131 -P 132
 
 # debugedit patches
 pushd debugedit-5.0
diff --git a/verbosearg.diff b/verbosearg.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..673d111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verbosearg.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--- ./rpmio/macro.c.orig
++++ ./rpmio/macro.c
+@@ -1141,7 +1141,10 @@ static size_t doExpand(MacroBuf mb, rpmMacroEntry me, ARGV_t argv)
+ 
+ static size_t doVerbose(MacroBuf mb, rpmMacroEntry me, ARGV_t argv)
+ {
+-    mbAppend(mb, rpmIsVerbose() ? '1' : '0');
++    if (argv[1] != NULL)
++	mbAppendStr(mb, rpmIsVerbose() ? argv[1] : "");
++    else
++	mbAppend(mb, rpmIsVerbose() ? '1' : '0');
+     return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -1282,7 +1285,7 @@ static struct builtins_s {
+     { "uncompress",	doUncompress,	1,	ME_FUNC },
+     { "undefine",	doUndefine,	1,	ME_FUNC },
+     { "url2path",	doFoo,		1,	ME_FUNC },
+-    { "verbose",	doVerbose,	0,	ME_FUNC },
++    { "verbose",	doVerbose,	-1,	ME_FUNC },
+     { "warn",		doOutput,	1,	ME_FUNC },
+     { NULL,		NULL,		0 }
+ };
+@@ -1347,7 +1350,7 @@ doExpandThisMacro(MacroBuf mb, rpmMacroEntry me, ARGV_t args, size_t *parsed)
+ 	int nargs = argvCount(args) - 1;
+ 	int needarg = (me->nargs != 0);
+ 	int havearg = (nargs > 0);
+-	if (needarg != havearg) {
++	if (((me->flags & ME_PARSE) || me->nargs >= 0) && needarg != havearg) {
+ 	    mbErr(mb, 1, "%%%s: %s\n", me->name, needarg ?
+ 		    _("argument expected") : _("unexpected argument"));
+ 	    goto exit;