diff --git a/builtin-clone.c b/builtin-clone.c
index caf302503..2d8bf5120 100644
--- a/builtin-clone.c
+++ b/builtin-clone.c
@@ -524,8 +524,10 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		if (option_quiet)
 			transport->verbose = -1;
-		else if (option_verbose)
+		else if (option_verbose) {
+			transport->verbose = 1;
 			transport->progress = 1;
+		}
 
 		if (option_upload_pack)
 			transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_UPLOADPACK,