diff --git a/ci/build-mingw64.sh b/ci/build-mingw64.sh
index ed0a253983..4106de969c 100755
--- a/ci/build-mingw64.sh
+++ b/ci/build-mingw64.sh
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ if [ "$1" = "meson" ]; then
         -D{libmpv,tests}=true -Dlua=luajit \
         -D{shaderc,spirv-cross,d3d11,libplacebo}=enabled
 
-    ninja -C build --verbose
+    ninja -C build
     meson test -C build
 elif [ "$1" = "waf" ]; then
     PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config ./waf configure \
         --enable-libmpv-shared --lua=luajit \
         --enable-{shaderc,spirv-cross,d3d11,libplacebo,tests}
 
-    ./waf build --verbose
+    ./waf build
 fi
 
 if [ "$2" = pack ]; then
diff --git a/ci/build-msys2.sh b/ci/build-msys2.sh
index 1be8dd5173..8213389005 100755
--- a/ci/build-msys2.sh
+++ b/ci/build-msys2.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "meson" ]; then
       -D uchardet=enabled        \
       -D vapoursynth=enabled     \
       -D vulkan=enabled
-    meson compile -C build_meson --verbose
+    meson compile -C build_meson
     cp ./build_meson/generated/mpv.com ./build_meson
     meson test -C build_meson
     ./build_meson/mpv.com --no-config -v --unittest=all-simple
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ if [ "$1" = "waf" ]; then
       --enable-vapoursynth     \
       --lua=luajit             \
       --enable-vulkan
-    ./waf build --verbose
+    ./waf build
     ./build/mpv.com -v --no-config -v --unittest=all-simple
 fi
diff --git a/ci/build-tumbleweed.sh b/ci/build-tumbleweed.sh
index 577fa0298c..355ccd92e6 100755
--- a/ci/build-tumbleweed.sh
+++ b/ci/build-tumbleweed.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "meson" ]; then
       -Dshaderc=enabled       \
       -Dtests=true            \
       -Dvulkan=enabled
-    meson compile -C build --verbose
+    meson compile -C build
     meson test -C build
     ./build/mpv --no-config -v --unittest=all-simple
 fi
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ if [ "$1" = "waf" ]; then
       --enable-shaderc       \
       --enable-tests         \
       --enable-vulkan
-    python3 ./waf build --verbose
+    python3 ./waf build
     ./build/mpv -v --no-config -v --unittest=all-simple
 fi