diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07fde48cf..d5dc7bcab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ If you want to build also unit tests (which are not built by default), pass
 `-DBUILD_TESTS=True` to CMake. Unit tests use Corrade's TestSuite framework
 and can be run using
 
-    ctest -V
+    ctest --output-on-failure
 
 in build directory. Everything should pass ;-)
 
diff --git a/doc/building.dox b/doc/building.dox
index 5153bf4b4..9b6b57782 100644
--- a/doc/building.dox
+++ b/doc/building.dox
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ If you want to build also unit tests (which are not built by default), pass
 `-DBUILD_TESTS=True` to CMake. Unit tests use Corrade's @ref Corrade::TestSuite
 "TestSuite" framework and can be run using
 
-    ctest -V
+    ctest --output-on-failure
 
 in build directory. Everything should pass ;-)