diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e765ae..6902c37 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1031,13 +1031,13 @@
 	$(cmd_LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDOPTS)
 
 dev/poll/poll:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C dev/poll poll CC='$(cmd_CC)' OPTIMIZE='$(COPTS)'
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C dev/poll poll CC='$(CC)' OPTIMIZE='$(COPTS)' V='$(V)'
 
 dev/qpack/decode: dev/qpack/decode.o
 	$(cmd_LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDOPTS)
 
 dev/tcploop/tcploop:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C dev/tcploop tcploop CC='$(cmd_CC)' OPTIMIZE='$(COPTS)'
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C dev/tcploop tcploop CC='$(CC)' OPTIMIZE='$(COPTS)' V='$(V)'
 
 dev/udp/udp-perturb: dev/udp/udp-perturb.o
 	$(cmd_LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDOPTS)