diff --git a/Build/EvilLinker.hs b/Build/EvilLinker.hs
index db9c84107e..0e68dfb2a9 100644
--- a/Build/EvilLinker.hs
+++ b/Build/EvilLinker.hs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ runAtFile p s f extraparams = do
 
 main = do
 	ghcout <- fst <$> getOutput "cabal"
-		["build", "-v2", "--ghc-options=-v -keep-tmp-files"] Nothing
+		["build", "--ghc-options=-v -keep-tmp-files"] Nothing
 	gccout <- fst <$> runAtFile parseGhcLink ghcout "gcc.opt" ["-v"]
 	collect2out <- fst <$> runAtFile parseGccLink gccout "collect2.opt" ["-v"]
 	(out, ok) <- runAtFile parseCollect2 collect2out "ld.opt" []