diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ec81981bba9..4a97929cdf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ jobs:
         name: [system_deps, bundled_deps, system_deps_w_chisels, system_deps_minimal]
         include:
           - name: system_deps
-            cmake_opts: -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=On -DBUILD_BPF=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=False
+            cmake_opts: -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=On -DBUILD_BPF=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=False -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON
           - name: bundled_deps
-            cmake_opts: -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=On -DBUILD_BPF=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=True
+            cmake_opts: -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=On -DBUILD_BPF=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=True -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON
           - name: system_deps_w_chisels
-            cmake_opts: -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=On -DBUILD_BPF=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=False -DWITH_CHISEL=True
+            cmake_opts: -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=On -DBUILD_BPF=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=False -DWITH_CHISEL=True -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON
           - name: system_deps_minimal
-            cmake_opts: -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=False -DMINIMAL_BUILD=True
+            cmake_opts: -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=False -DMINIMAL_BUILD=True -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON
     container:
       image: debian:buster
     steps: