diff --git a/standalone/windows/build.sh b/standalone/windows/build.sh
index d9f7442e5a..d8050b5a3f 100644
--- a/standalone/windows/build.sh
+++ b/standalone/windows/build.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ withcyg () {
 # for haskell libraries to link them with the cygwin library.
 cabal update || true
 
-cabal install --only-dependencies -v3
+cabal install --only-dependencies
 
 # Detect when the last build was an incremental build and failed, 
 # and try a full build. Done this way because this shell seems a bit