diff --git a/lib/cuda/Makefile.defaults b/lib/cuda/Makefile.defaults
index ea0c53a349..950d31d4e0 100644
--- a/lib/cuda/Makefile.defaults
+++ b/lib/cuda/Makefile.defaults
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #precision setting: 1 single, 2 double, 4 mixed
 precision ?= 1
 
+#verbose setting: 0 no, 1 yes
+verbose ?= 1
+
 #GPU architecture (compute capability): 13, 20, 21
 arch ?= 21