diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/petsc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/petsc/package.py
index d05f0cb530..8dc6fc44db 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/petsc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/petsc/package.py
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
         python('configure', '--prefix=%s' % prefix, *options)
 
         # PETSc has its own way of doing parallel make.
-        make('MAKE_NP=%s' % make_jobs, parallel=False)
+        make('V=1 MAKE_NP=%s' % make_jobs, parallel=False)
         make("install")
 
         if self.run_tests:
@@ -541,6 +541,11 @@ def setup_dependent_build_environment(self, env, dependent_spec):
         env.set('PETSC_DIR', self.prefix)
         env.unset('PETSC_ARCH')
 
+    @property
+    def archive_files(self):
+        return [join_path(self.stage.source_path, 'configure.log'),
+                join_path(self.stage.source_path, 'make.log')]
+
     @property
     def headers(self):
         return find_headers('petsc', self.prefix.include, recursive=False) \