diff --git a/build/definitions.mk b/build/definitions.mk
index 556dcd88..4359b9c2 100644
--- a/build/definitions.mk
+++ b/build/definitions.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SED ?= /bin/sed
 MKDIR ?= /bin/mkdir -p
 TAGS ?= /usr/bin/ctags  # emacs source builds or something breaks it
 ARFLAGS = rcsD
-SILENT ?= 1
+SILENT ?= 0
 ZFLAGS ?=
 XARGS ?= xargs -P4 -rs8000
 NICE ?= build/actuallynice