diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
index d3aff8f89a0ca..2062d435bfc99 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
@@ -1058,20 +1058,28 @@ Executed at: {executed_at}"#,
                 CommandOutput::did_not_start(stdout, stderr)
             }
         };
+
+        let fail = |message: &str| {
+            if self.is_verbose() {
+                println!("{message}");
+            } else {
+                println!("Command has failed. Rerun with -v to see more details.");
+            }
+            exit!(1);
+        };
+
         if !output.is_success() {
             match command.failure_behavior {
                 BehaviorOnFailure::DelayFail => {
                     if self.fail_fast {
-                        println!("{message}");
-                        exit!(1);
+                        fail(&message);
                     }
 
                     let mut failures = self.delayed_failures.borrow_mut();
                     failures.push(message);
                 }
                 BehaviorOnFailure::Exit => {
-                    println!("{message}");
-                    exit!(1);
+                    fail(&message);
                 }
                 BehaviorOnFailure::Ignore => {
                     // If failures are allowed, either the error has been printed already