diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
index 25f809931..68b6dfde4 100644
--- a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
+++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
     GCC:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">tar -jxf ../mpfr-&mpfr-version;.tar.bz2
-mv mpfr-&mpfr-version; mpfr
+mv -v mpfr-&mpfr-version; mpfr
 tar -jxf ../gmp-&gmp-version;.tar.bz2
-mv gmp-&gmp-version; gmp</userinput></screen>
+mv -v gmp-&gmp-version; gmp</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>The GCC documentation recommends building GCC outside of the
     source directory in a dedicated build directory:</para>
diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
index bda37ab6c..f2cdb0bd5 100644
--- a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ esac</userinput></screen>
     Unpack the tarballs and move them into the required directory names:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">tar -jxf ../mpfr-&mpfr-version;.tar.bz2
-mv mpfr-&mpfr-version; mpfr
+mv -v mpfr-&mpfr-version; mpfr
 tar -jxf ../gmp-&gmp-version;.tar.bz2
-mv gmp-&gmp-version; gmp</userinput></screen>
+mv -v gmp-&gmp-version; gmp</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Create a separate build directory again:</para>