diff --git a/pcre.spec b/pcre.spec
index 85c6fb8..1e94bb0 100644
--- a/pcre.spec
+++ b/pcre.spec
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir}/pcre
 # larger stack is needed on s390, ppc
 ulimit -s 10240
 %endif
-make %{?_smp_mflags} check
+make %{?_smp_mflags} check VERBOSE=yes
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig