diff --git a/Makefile.ompi-rules b/Makefile.ompi-rules
index d7e1041c..f5e3acb0 100644
--- a/Makefile.ompi-rules
+++ b/Makefile.ompi-rules
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ endif
 # A little verbosity magic; "make" will show the terse output.  "make
 # V=1" will show the actual commands used (just like the other
 # Automake-generated compilation/linker rules).
-V=0
+#V=0
 
 OMPI_V_LN_S = $(ompi__v_LN_S_$V)
 ompi__v_LN_S_ = $(ompi__v_LN_S_$AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY)