diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/build.pl b/src/tools/msvc/build.pl
index e107d4120a3..c4e4dc79a34 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/build.pl
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/build.pl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ elsif (uc($ARGV[0]) ne "RELEASE")
 if ($buildwhat and $vcver >= 10.00)
 {
 	system(
-"msbuild $buildwhat.vcxproj /verbosity:detailed /p:Configuration=$bconf");
+"msbuild $buildwhat.vcxproj /verbosity:normal /p:Configuration=$bconf");
 }
 elsif ($buildwhat)
 {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ elsif ($buildwhat)
 }
 else
 {
-	system("msbuild pgsql.sln /verbosity:detailed /p:Configuration=$bconf");
+	system("msbuild pgsql.sln /verbosity:normal /p:Configuration=$bconf");
 }
 
 # report status