diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cleaner.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cleaner.rb
index 9907745d5c..7fd116a901 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cleaner.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cleaner.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ 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
     path.chmod perms
   end