diff --git a/daemon/unbound.c b/daemon/unbound.c
index 6a266a215..8c14e5eaa 100644
--- a/daemon/unbound.c
+++ b/daemon/unbound.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #endif
 			break;
 		case 'v':
-			cmdline_verbose ++;
+			cmdline_verbose++;
 			verbosity++;
 			break;
 		case 'd':
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 756b31e90..93bf19a54 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+29 January 2016: Wouter
+	- Neater cmdline_verbose increment patch from Edgar Pettijohn.
+
 27 January 2016: Wouter
 	- Made netbsd sendmsg test nonfatal, in case of false positives.
 	- Fix #741: log message for dnstap socket connection is more clear.