diff --git a/maven-wrapper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/wrapper/Logger.java b/maven-wrapper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/wrapper/Logger.java
index cfa254893e..bc81bbcb90 100644
--- a/maven-wrapper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/wrapper/Logger.java
+++ b/maven-wrapper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/wrapper/Logger.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package org.apache.maven.wrapper;
  * @author <a href="mailto:konstantin.sobolev@gmail.com">Konstantin Sobolev</a>
  */
 public class Logger {
-  private static final boolean VERBOSE = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(MavenWrapperMain.MVNW_VERBOSE);
+  private static final boolean VERBOSE = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(System.getenv(MavenWrapperMain.MVNW_VERBOSE));
 
   public static void info(String msg) {
     if (VERBOSE) {