diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 203baa5..af02aae 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 Installation script for the OpenSSL module
 """
 
+import distutils.log
+distutils.log.set_verbosity(3)
+
 import sys, os
 from distutils.core import Extension, setup
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsFileError