diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
index 51b583f6c8..91a49d3d19 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
@@ -139,10 +139,16 @@ class FormulaCreator
     <% if mode == :cmake %>
         system "cmake", ".", *std_cmake_args
     <% elsif mode == :autotools %>
-        system "./configure", "--disable-debug", "--disable-dependency-tracking",
+        # Remove unrecognized options if warned by configure
+        system "./configure", "--disable-debug",
+                              "--disable-dependency-tracking",
+                              "--disable-silent-rules",
                               "--prefix=\#{prefix}"
     <% else %>
-        system "./configure", "--disable-debug", "--disable-dependency-tracking",
+        # Remove unrecognized options if warned by configure
+        system "./configure", "--disable-debug",
+                              "--disable-dependency-tracking",
+                              "--disable-silent-rules",
                               "--prefix=\#{prefix}"
         # system "cmake", ".", *std_cmake_args
     <% end %>
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index e5b071c0f3..fe5ccbe192 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ class Formula
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=#{prefix}
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None
       -DCMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK=LAST
+      -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON
       -Wno-dev
     ]
   end