2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/build-remote.pl.in b/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
index c9b4a502e23d..ee214b93053b 100755
--- a/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ binmode STDERR, ":encoding(utf8)";
 
 my $debug = defined $ENV{NIX_DEBUG_HOOK};
 
-setVerbosity(0); # make exportPath() less verbose
-
 
 # General operation:
 #
diff --git a/scripts/nix-copy-closure.in b/scripts/nix-copy-closure.in
index d7a2c973948b..55d108fbb4c2 100755
--- a/scripts/nix-copy-closure.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-copy-closure.in
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ my $toMode = 1;
 my $includeOutputs = 0;
 my $dryRun = 0;
 my $useSubstitutes = 0;
+my $verbosity = 1;
 
 
 # !!! Copied from nix-pack-closure, should put this in a module.
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ while (@ARGV) {
     elsif ($arg eq "--use-substitutes" || $arg eq "-s") {
         $useSubstitutes = 1;
     }
+    elsif ($arg eq "-v") {
+        $verbosity++;
+        setVerbosity($verbosity);
+    }
     elsif (!defined $sshHost) {
         $sshHost = $arg;
     }