diff --git a/builtin/pull.c b/builtin/pull.c
index 7048fdf005..44474fdb71 100644
--- a/builtin/pull.c
+++ b/builtin/pull.c
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ static int rebase_submodules(void)
 	cp.no_stdin = 1;
 	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "submodule", "update",
 				   "--recursive", "--rebase", NULL);
+	argv_push_verbosity(&cp.args);
 
 	return run_command(&cp);
 }
@@ -565,6 +566,7 @@ static int update_submodules(void)
 	cp.no_stdin = 1;
 	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "submodule", "update",
 				   "--recursive", "--checkout", NULL);
+	argv_push_verbosity(&cp.args);
 
 	return run_command(&cp);
 }