diff --git a/package/busybox/Makefile b/package/busybox/Makefile
index ef7f51877..13aa28945 100644
--- a/package/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/busybox/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
   STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$(strip $(STAMP_CONFIGURED))_$(shell $(SH_FUNC) grep '^CONFIG_BUSYBOX_' $(TOPDIR)/.config | md5s)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(findstring c,$(OPENWRT_VERBOSE)),)
+  BB_MAKE_VERBOSE := V=1
+else
+  BB_MAKE_VERBOSE :=
+endif
+
 init-y :=
 init-$(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HTTPD) += httpd
 init-$(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND) += cron
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ define Build/Configure
 		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 		KBUILD_HAVE_NLS=no \
 		ARCH="$(ARCH)" \
+		$(BB_MAKE_VERBOSE) \
 		oldconfig
 endef
 
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 		ARCH="$(ARCH)" \
 		SKIP_STRIP=y \
 		LDLIBS="$(LDLIBS)" \
+		$(BB_MAKE_VERBOSE) \
 		all
 	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
 	$(FIND) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) -lname "*busybox" -exec rm \{\} \;
@@ -91,6 +99,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 		ARCH="$(ARCH)" \
 		CONFIG_PREFIX="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		LDLIBS="$(LDLIBS)" \
+		$(BB_MAKE_VERBOSE) \
 		install
 endef