diff --git a/sage_setup/command/sage_build_ext.py b/sage_setup/command/sage_build_ext.py
index 9cca775..3a2358d 100644
--- a/sage_setup/command/sage_build_ext.py
+++ b/sage_setup/command/sage_build_ext.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class sage_build_ext(build_ext):
     def build_extension(self, p):
 
         sources, ext, ext_filename = p
+        log.set_verbosity(1)
 
         # First, scan the sources for SWIG definition files (.i), run
         # SWIG on 'em to create .c files, and modify the sources list