diff --git a/build_dist.sh b/build_dist.sh
index 0f3615f20..b15ab9665 100755
--- a/build_dist.sh
+++ b/build_dist.sh
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ chmod a-x docs/*.rst docs/*.htm* src/*.cpp include/libtorrent/*.hpp
 
 ./autotool.sh
 ./configure --enable-python-binding --with-zlib=shipped --enable-examples=yes --enable-tests=yes --with-boost-system=mt --with-boost-python=mt --with-boost-thread=mt --with-boost-filesystem=mt
-make -j 8 dist check
+make V=1 -j8 dist check