diff --git a/repos/base/mk/global.mk b/repos/base/mk/global.mk
index 75cfaff415..3cc0575317 100644
--- a/repos/base/mk/global.mk
+++ b/repos/base/mk/global.mk
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ ALL_INC_DIR += $(LIBGCC_INC_DIR)
 ALL_INC_DIR += $(HOST_INC_DIR)
 
 VERBOSE     ?= @
-VERBOSE_DIR ?= --no-print-directory
+VERBOSE_DIR ?= --print-directory
 
 MSG_LINK     ?= @$(ECHO) "    LINK     "
 MSG_COMP     ?= @$(ECHO) "    COMPILE  "