diff --git a/tests/vm/Makefile.include b/tests/vm/Makefile.include
index 6f82676306..c59411bee0 100644
--- a/tests/vm/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/vm/Makefile.include
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ vm-test:
 	@echo "  vm-clean-all                    - Clean up VM images"
 	@echo
 	@echo "Special variables:"
-	@echo "    BUILD_TARGET=foo		 - override the build target"
-	@echo "    TARGET_LIST=a,b,c    	 - Override target list in builds."
+	@echo "    BUILD_TARGET=foo		 - Override the build target"
+	@echo "    TARGET_LIST=a,b,c    	 - Override target list in builds"
 	@echo '    EXTRA_CONFIGURE_OPTS="..."'
+	@echo "    J=[0..9]*            	 - Override the -jN parameter for make commands"
+	@echo "    DEBUG=1              	 - Enable verbose output on host and interactive debugging"
+	@echo "    V=1				 - Enable verbose ouput on host and guest commands"
+	@echo "    QEMU=/path/to/qemu		 - Change path to QEMU binary"
 
 vm-build-all: $(addprefix vm-build-, $(IMAGES))