diff --git a/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py b/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py
index 6d896ee..5a13440 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         if _path_created.get(abs_head):
             continue
 
-        if verbose == 1:
+        if verbose >= 1:
             log.info("creating %s", head)
 
         if not dry_run:
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
         if preserve_symlinks and os.path.islink(src_name):
             link_dest = os.readlink(src_name)
-            if verbose == 1:
+            if verbose >= 1:
                 log.info("linking %s -> %s", dst_name, link_dest)
             if not dry_run:
                 os.symlink(link_dest, dst_name)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
     from distutils.util import grok_environment_error
     global _path_created
 
-    if verbose == 1:
+    if verbose >= 1:
         log.info("removing '%s' (and everything under it)", directory)
     if dry_run:
         return
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/file_util.py b/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
index 82a8b0a..0c89055 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         dir = os.path.dirname(dst)
 
     if update and not newer(src, dst):
-        if verbose == 1:
+        if verbose >= 1:
             log.debug("not copying %s (output up-to-date)", src)
         return dst, 0
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         raise ValueError, \
               "invalid value '%s' for 'link' argument" % link
 
-    if verbose == 1:
+    if verbose >= 1:
         if os.path.basename(dst) == os.path.basename(src):
             log.info("%s %s -> %s", action, src, dir)
         else:
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
     from os.path import exists, isfile, isdir, basename, dirname
     import errno
 
-    if verbose == 1:
+    if verbose >= 1:
         log.info("moving %s -> %s", src, dst)
 
     if dry_run: