diff --git a/winsup/ChangeLog b/winsup/ChangeLog
index 211adeecb..b835a08b2 100644
--- a/winsup/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-09-30  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@cygnus.com>
+
+	* Makefile.common: Default to VERBOSE when part of overall source
+	tree build.
+
 2000-09-02  Egor Duda  <deo@logos-m.ru>
 
 	* Makefile.in: Add new goal "check"
diff --git a/winsup/Makefile.common b/winsup/Makefile.common
index a6a200812..c9cb5f1d2 100644
--- a/winsup/Makefile.common
+++ b/winsup/Makefile.common
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ ifneq ($(MAKEOVERRIDES_WORKAROUND),)
     export MAKEOVERRIDES
 endif
 
+ifdef RPATH_ENVVAR
+VERBOSE=1
+endif
+
 .PRECIOUS: %.o
 
 %.o: %.cc