diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cleaner.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cleaner.rb
index 2d9ce516b0..c3e060b1a9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cleaner.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cleaner.rb
@@ -52,13 +52,12 @@ class Cleaner
     else
       0444
     end
-    # Uncomment this block to show permission changes using brew install -v
-    # if ARGV.verbose?
-    #   old_perms = path.stat.mode
-    #   if perms != old_perms
-    #     puts "Fixing #{path} permissions from #{old_perms.to_s(8)} to #{perms.to_s(8)}"
-    #   end
-    # end
+    if ARGV.debug?
+      old_perms = path.stat.mode
+      if perms != old_perms
+        puts "Fixing #{path} permissions from #{old_perms.to_s(8)} to #{perms.to_s(8)}"
+      end
+    end
     path.chmod perms
   end