diff --git a/internal/rosa/ninja.go b/internal/rosa/ninja.go
index ff0e739c..3614f99d 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/ninja.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/ninja.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func (t Toolchain) newNinja() (pkg.Artifact, string) {
 	}, nil, nil, `
 cd "$(mktemp -d)"
 python3 /usr/src/ninja/configure.py \
+	--verbose \
 	--bootstrap \
 	--gtest-source-dir=/usr/src/googletest
 ./ninja `+jobsFlagE+` all