diff --git a/scripts/armhwinfo b/scripts/armhwinfo
index 5ee6c841a..16e8c5811 100644
--- a/scripts/armhwinfo
+++ b/scripts/armhwinfo
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ log_hardware_info() {
 	echo -e "\n### dmesg:\n" >>${Log}
 	cat "${TMPFILE}" >>${Log}
 	echo -e "\n### lsusb:" >>${Log}
-	lsusb -v 2>/dev/null >>${Log}
+	[ -f /boot/.verbose ] && USBVERBOSE="-v" || echo "" >>${Log}
+	lsusb ${USBVERBOSE} 2>/dev/null >>${Log}
 	echo -e "\n### lscpu:\n" >>${Log}
 	lscpu >>${Log}
 	echo -e "\n### cpuinfo:\n" >>${Log}