diff --git a/android/buildAndroidBOINC-CI.sh b/android/buildAndroidBOINC-CI.sh
index 8335687664..df91ad99dc 100755
--- a/android/buildAndroidBOINC-CI.sh
+++ b/android/buildAndroidBOINC-CI.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ doclean=""
 cache_dir=""
 arch=""
 silent=""
-verbose=""
+verbose="${VERBOSE:-no}"
+
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     key="$1"
     case $key in
diff --git a/android/build_all.sh b/android/build_all.sh
index 990621ba27..130cbe2cf9 100755
--- a/android/build_all.sh
+++ b/android/build_all.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ set -e
 #
 
 # Script to compile everything BOINC needs for Android
-export VERBOSE=false
+export VERBOSE="no"
+
 cd ../
 BUILD_DIR="$PWD/3rdParty/buildCache"
 cd android/