diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 04856425295b9b557d018b5a101b578f7ca70b4c..fca755eb126eb4d30c3ceafd92b80aa60aa83455 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ test-clang-8:
     - pip3 install conan
   script:
     - cd build
-    - cmake --build . -- -j4
+    - cmake -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON --build . -- -j4
     - set -o pipefail
     - ctest -j4 
   rules: