diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/launcher/Main.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/launcher/Main.java
index b99598aa4de..7723ae8071c 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/launcher/Main.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/launcher/Main.java
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ public class Main {
 
         // add implicit options
         javacOpts.add("-proc:none");
+        javacOpts.add("-Xdiags:verbose");
 
         return javacOpts;
     }