diff --git a/.gitlab/build.yml b/.gitlab/build.yml
index 86c6f7a7cd..faeedae09a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/build.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/build.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@
         echo '[!] ERROR: build failed'
         exit 1
       " ERR
+    - >
+      trap "
+        grep -qz 'ERROR: target/linux failed to build' logs/build.log && {
+          echo '[!] ERROR: target/linux seems to fail, enabling verbose output'
+          make target/install -j $(nproc) V=s 2>&1 | tee --append logs/build.log
+        }
+        echo '[!] ERROR: build failed'
+        exit 1
+      " ERR
     - make -j $(nproc) 2>&1 | tee --append logs/build.log
     - >
       if [ -n "$CI_BUILD_EXPORT_STAGING_ROOTFS" ]; then