diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 29a4bd2e7..f6215ae01 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -881,9 +881,11 @@ def safe_makedirs(path: str) -> None:
 def update_go_generated_files(args: Options, kitty_exe: str) -> None:
     # update all the various auto-generated go files, if needed
     if args.verbose:
-        print('Updating Go generated files...')
+        print('Updating Go generated files...', flush=True)
     cp = subprocess.run([kitty_exe, '+launch', os.path.join(base, 'gen-go-code.py')], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     if cp.returncode != 0:
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_stack()
         raise SystemExit(cp.returncode)
 
 
@@ -895,8 +897,6 @@ def build_kitty_tool(args: Options, launcher_dir: str, for_freeze: bool = False)
         raise SystemExit('The go tool was not found on this system. Install Go')
     update_go_generated_files(args, os.path.join(launcher_dir, appname))
     cmd = [go, 'build', '-v']
-    if args.verbose:
-        cmd.append('-x')
     ld_flags = [f"-X 'kitty.VCSRevision={get_vcs_rev_define()}'"]
     if for_freeze:
         ld_flags.append("-X 'kitty.IsFrozenBuild=true")