diff --git a/srcpkgs/include-what-you-use/template b/srcpkgs/include-what-you-use/template
index 4457485233c..ef508ff0b97 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/include-what-you-use/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/include-what-you-use/template
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ revision=1
 create_wrksrc="yes"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DIWYU_LLVM_ROOT_PATH=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr "
-make_build_args="VERBOSE=1"
 makedepends="clang clang-tools-extra llvm ncurses-devel zlib-devel"
 short_desc="Analyze #includes in C and C++ source files"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"