diff --git a/util/testing/Makefile.inc b/util/testing/Makefile.inc
index 839580e9ee..595e8e3bc3 100644
--- a/util/testing/Makefile.inc
+++ b/util/testing/Makefile.inc
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ lint lint-stable lint-extended:
 what-jenkins-does:
 	util/lint/lint lint-stable --junit
 	util/lint/lint lint-extended --junit
-	util/abuild/abuild -B -J $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,-y) -c $(CPUS) -z -p $(JENKINS_PAYLOAD) -x -X $(top)/abuild-chromeos.xml
-	util/abuild/abuild -B -J $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,-y) -c $(CPUS) -z -p $(JENKINS_PAYLOAD)
+	util/abuild/abuild -B -J $(if $(V),-v,) $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,-y) -c $(CPUS) -z -p $(JENKINS_PAYLOAD) -x -X $(top)/abuild-chromeos.xml
+	util/abuild/abuild -B -J $(if $(V),-v,) $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,-y) -c $(CPUS) -z -p $(JENKINS_PAYLOAD)
 	(cd payloads/libpayload; unset COREBOOT_BUILD_DIR; $(MAKE) $(if $(JENKINS_NOCCACHE),,CONFIG_LP_CCACHE=y) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) junit.xml)
 	$(foreach tool, $(TOOLLIST), $(MAKE) CPUS=$(CPUS) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) BLD_DIR="util/$(tool)" BLD="$(tool)" MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= MAKETARGET= junit.xml; )
 	unset COREBOOT_BUILD_DIR;$(MAKE) CPUS=$(CPUS) V=$(V) Q=$(Q) BLD_DIR=payloads/nvramcui BLD=nvramcui MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= MAKETARGET=all junit.xml