diff --git a/make/config.mk b/make/config.mk
index 4721ddae..1bed0d61 100644
--- a/make/config.mk
+++ b/make/config.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ifndef ONL
   $(error $$ONL is not defined)
 endif
 
-ifndef ONLPM_PY
+ifndef ONLPM
   ONLPM := $(ONL)/tools/onlpm.py
 endif
 
@@ -25,16 +25,41 @@ endif
 
 export BUILD_DIR_BASE=BUILD/$(ONL_DEBIAN_SUITE)
 
-
 # Generate manifest if necessary
 export MODULEMANIFEST := $(shell $(BUILDER)/tools/mmg.py --dirs $(ONL) $(ONLPM_OPTION_PACKAGEDIRS) --out $(ONL)/make/module-manifest.mk --only-if-missing make)
 
 #
 # Default make options.
 #
-ONL_MAKE_FLAGS += --no-print-directory -s
-ONL_MAKE := $(MAKE) $(ONL_MAKE_FLAGS)
+ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
+VERBOSE := $(V)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(VERBOSE),1)
+
+# quiet settings
+ONL_V_P := false
 ONL_V_at := @
+ONL_V_GEN = @set -e; echo GEN $@;
+
+else
+
+# verbose settings
+ONL_V_P := :
+
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(VERBOSE),1)
+
+ONL_MAKE_FLAGS += --no-print-directory -s
+
+else
+
+ONL_MAKE_FLAGS += V=1
+
+endif
+
+ONL_MAKE := $(MAKE) $(ONL_MAKE_FLAGS)
 
 #
 # Some build and autogen tools require these settings.
diff --git a/make/pkg.mk b/make/pkg.mk
index f2159940..f171c1ec 100644
--- a/make/pkg.mk
+++ b/make/pkg.mk
@@ -17,41 +17,50 @@ ifndef ARCHES
 ARCHES := amd64 powerpc all
 endif
 
+ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT	= \
+  MAKE=$(MAKE) \
+  # THIS LINE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
+
+ifneq ($(VERBOSE),1)
+else
+ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT += ONLPM_VERBOSE=1
+endif
+
 pkgall:
-	$(ONL_V_at) MAKE=$(MAKE) onlpm.py --build all --arches $(ARCHES)
+	$(ONL_V_GEN) $(ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT) $(ONLPM) $(ONLPM_OPTS) --build all --arches $(ARCHES)
 
 
 clean:
-	$(ONL_V_at) MAKE=$(MAKE) onlpm.py --clean all --arches $(ARCHES)
+	$(ONL_V_GEN) $(ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT) $(ONLPM) $(ONLPM_OPTS) --clean all --arches $(ARCHES)
 
 rebuild:
-	$(ONL_V_at) MAKE=$(MAKE) onlpm.py --rebuild-pkg-cache
+	$(ONL_V_GEN) $(ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT) $(ONLPM) $(ONLPM_OPTS) --rebuild-pkg-cache
 
 #
 # Check all package declarations.
 #
 check:
-	$(ONL_V_at) MAKE=$(MAKE) onlpm.py --packagedirs=`pwd` --no-pkg-cache
+	$(ONL_V_GEN) $(ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT) $(ONLPM) $(ONLPM_OPTS) --packagedirs=`pwd` --no-pkg-cache
 
 subdir:
-	$(ONL_V_at) MAKE=$(MAKE) onlpm.py --packagedirs=`pwd` --build all --no-pkg-cache
+	$(ONL_V_GEN) $(ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT) $(ONLPM) $(ONLPM_OPTS) --packagedirs=`pwd` --build all --no-pkg-cache
 
 
 #
 # Package construction only (no build step)
 #
 pkg:
-	$(ONL_V_at) MAKE=$(MAKE) NOBUILD=1 onlpm.py --build all --arches $(ARCHES)
+	$(ONL_V_GEN) $(ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT) NOBUILD=1 $(ONLPM) $(ONLPM_OPTS) --build all --arches $(ARCHES)
 
 
 
 #
 # Generate a rule for all available packages
 #
-ALL_PACKAGES := $(shell onlpm.py --list-all)
+ALL_PACKAGES := $(shell $(ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT) $(ONLPM) $(ONLPM_OPTS) --list-all)
 define package_build_template
 package-$(1):
-	$(ONL_V_at) onlpm.py --build $(2)
+	$(ONL_V_GEN) $(ONLPM_ENVIRONMENT) $(ONLPM) $(ONLPM_OPTS) --build $(2)
 
 endef
 $(foreach p,$(ALL_PACKAGES),$(eval $(call package_build_template,$(subst :,_,$(p)),$(p))))