diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 754e877..d660267 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ dvdisaster (0.79.5-7) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Build with Debhelper compat level 12.
   * Set "Rules-Requires-Root: no".
   * Simplify process by which mutable files are backed up and restored.
+  * Build as verbosely as possible.
 
  -- Carlos Maddela <e7appew@gmail.com>  Thu, 31 Jan 2019 03:58:19 +1100
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 746eb40..705e958 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
+export DH_VERBOSE = 1
+
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
 DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS = 1
 include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk