diff --git a/releasetools/cmdline.txt b/releasetools/cmdline.txt
index b9a27b8ea..eb6b0a177 100644
--- a/releasetools/cmdline.txt
+++ b/releasetools/cmdline.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-console=tty02 rootdevname=c0d0p1s0
+console=tty02 rootdevname=c0d0p1s0 verbose=3