diff --git a/README b/README
index 3c534ca2..b32a9c55 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ You may want to override the toolchain (e.g., arm-elf or arm-none-eabi):
 
  $ PREFIX=arm-none-eabi make
 
+For a more verbose build you can use
+
+ $ make V=1
+
 
 Installation
 ------------