diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 391a0ecb..81b31ca8 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ CLEAN     := znc *.o core core.*
 DISTCLEAN := Makefile config.log config.status znc-config znc-buildmod .depend \
 	modules/.depend modules/Makefile man/Makefile znc.pc znc-uninstalled.pc
 
+ifneq "$(V)" ""
+VERBOSE=1
+endif
 ifeq "$(VERBOSE)" ""
 Q=@
 E=@echo
diff --git a/man/Makefile.in b/man/Makefile.in
index dc8bf4ec..3f88f05b 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.in
+++ b/man/Makefile.in
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ INSTALL_DATA := @INSTALL_DATA@
 
 MAN1        := znc.1.gz znc-buildmod.1.gz znc-config.1.gz
 
+ifneq "$(V)" ""
+VERBOSE=1
+endif
 ifeq "$(VERBOSE)" ""
 Q=@
 E=@echo
diff --git a/modules/Makefile.in b/modules/Makefile.in
index 5fdfd87c..c96a309d 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.in
+++ b/modules/Makefile.in
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ INSTALL_DATA    := @INSTALL_DATA@
 
 TCL_FLAGS:= @TCL_FLAGS@
 
+ifneq "$(V)" ""
+VERBOSE=1
+endif
 ifeq "$(VERBOSE)" ""
 Q=@
 E=@echo