diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/common_targets.xml b/xwords4/android/scripts/common_targets.xml
index 83a1c640b..624c77927 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/scripts/common_targets.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/scripts/common_targets.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
             <arg value="CHAT_ENABLED=${CHAT_ENABLED}" />
             <arg value="THUMBNAIL_ENABLED=${THUMBNAIL_ENABLED}" />
             <arg value="VARIANT=${VARIANT_NAME}" />
+            <arg value="V=1" />
         </exec>
 
         <exec dir="." executable="../scripts/mkimages.sh"