diff --git a/Arduino.mk b/Arduino.mk
index 0a0fd75..d9ed05b 100644
--- a/Arduino.mk
+++ b/Arduino.mk
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ arduino_output =
 # running for the first time (i.e., not after a restart after
 # regenerating the dependency file), then output the configuration.
 ifndef ARDUINO_QUIET
+    ARDUINO_QUIET = 0
+endif
+ifeq ($(ARDUINO_QUIET),0)
     ifeq ($(MAKE_RESTARTS),)
         ifeq ($(MAKELEVEL),0)
             arduino_output = $(info $(1))
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 04ff1e4..fe79c75 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ I tried to give credit whenever possible. If I have missed anyone, kindly add it
 - Fix: Quote the prefix tag in the space_pad_to function
 - Fix: recognize serial monitors with full path in MONITOR_CMD
 - Fix: Grab USB_PRODUCT and USB_MANUFACTURER from boards.txt for 32u4 boards (issue #594).
+- Fix: Show the configuration when ARDUINO_QUIET=0
 - Tweak: Move chip erase flag from set_fuses to ispload to prevent sketch being nuked when setting fuses
 - Tweak: Set ARDMK_VERSION to 1.6 (https://github.com/sej7278)
 - Tweak: Move non-standard-related items from CxxFLAGS_STD to CxxFLAGS (issue #523) (https://github.com/sej7278)