diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bin/rustc.rs b/src/bootstrap/bin/rustc.rs
index ac8bbfe102dfe..ed53a98e9a53f 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bin/rustc.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bin/rustc.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     let is_test = args.iter().any(|a| a == "--test");
-    if verbose > 1 {
+    if verbose > 2 {
         let rust_env_vars =
             env::vars().filter(|(k, _)| k.starts_with("RUST") || k.starts_with("CARGO"));
         let prefix = if is_test { "[RUSTC-SHIM] rustc --test" } else { "[RUSTC-SHIM] rustc" };
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index 0170be967e1e3..532853cba0dd0 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ def build_bootstrap(self):
                 self.cargo()))
         args = [self.cargo(), "build", "--manifest-path",
                 os.path.join(self.rust_root, "src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml")]
-        for _ in range(1, self.verbose):
+        for _ in range(0, self.verbose):
             args.append("--verbose")
         if self.use_locked_deps:
             args.append("--locked")
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
index 6750f7a549dd6..ac1841b691334 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
             cargo.env("WINAPI_NO_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES", "1");
         }
 
-        for _ in 1..self.verbosity {
+        for _ in 0..self.verbosity {
             cargo.arg("-v");
         }