diff --git a/Mk/Uses/waf.mk b/Mk/Uses/waf.mk
index 70b9c8810c58..2fb2e00c8427 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/waf.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/waf.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ MAKEFILE=	#
 MAKE_FLAGS=	#
 ALL_TARGET=	#
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
+MAKE_ARGS+=	--verbose
 WAF_CMD?=	./waf
 
 CONFIGURE_TARGET?=	configure
diff --git a/audio/lv2core/Makefile b/audio/lv2core/Makefile
index 5182413125be..6c9b08dace00 100644
--- a/audio/lv2core/Makefile
+++ b/audio/lv2core/Makefile
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		pkgconfig python:build tar:bzip2 waf
 
-.if defined(BATCH) || defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
-MAKE_ARGS+=	--verbose
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/autowaf.build_pc/s|^|#|' ${WRKSRC}/wscript
 	@(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SED} -e \
diff --git a/audio/patchage/Makefile b/audio/patchage/Makefile
index 832a29380f34..5741e133dab3 100644
--- a/audio/patchage/Makefile
+++ b/audio/patchage/Makefile
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--mandir=${MANPREFIX}/man \
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 
-.if defined(BATCH) || defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
-MAKE_ARGS=	--verbose
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
 		"s|$$[{]LIBDIRNAME[}]/pkgconfig|libdata/pkgconfig| ; \
diff --git a/audio/raul/Makefile b/audio/raul/Makefile
index 610035f383fd..227d3134c49f 100644
--- a/audio/raul/Makefile
+++ b/audio/raul/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 
-.if defined(BATCH) || defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
-MAKE_ARGS=	--verbose
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libraul.so
 
diff --git a/audio/slv2/Makefile b/audio/slv2/Makefile
index 8d7da442e9e8..2bab5aab55bb 100644
--- a/audio/slv2/Makefile
+++ b/audio/slv2/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libjack.so:audio/jack \
 USES=		pkgconfig tar:bzip2 waf
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-.if defined(BATCH) || defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
-MAKE_ARGS=	--verbose
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
 		'/pkgconfig/s|$${LIBDIRNAME}|libdata|' ${WRKSRC}/autowaf.py