diff --git a/debian-upstream/rules b/debian-upstream/rules
index fb35cf698..f3d615ecf 100755
--- a/debian-upstream/rules
+++ b/debian-upstream/rules
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,-z,defs -Wl,--as-needed
 
-export V=1
+# uncomment line to turn verbose mode on
+#export V=1
 
 
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