diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper b/arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper
index 39b27e5ef6c1..347639c63936 100755
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 #		(default ./arch/powerpc/boot)
 # -W dir	specify working directory for temporary files (default .)
 
+# Allow for verbose output
+if [ "$V" = 1 ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
 # defaults
 kernel=
 ofile=zImage