diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd65d3c..adb4a13 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+GOFLAGS = -v
+
 BIN = bin
 BINS += $(BIN)/cherry
 
@@ -18,4 +20,4 @@ $(BIN):
 	mkdir -p $(BIN)
 
 $(BIN)/cherry: $(BIN) $(SRC)
-	go build -o $@ .
+	go build $(GOFLAGS) -o $@ .